The stock market on March 15, 1968
March 15, 1968, a Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.88% to close at 89.10. Of 1,956 US stocks that traded, 904 rose and 735 fell.
The S&P 500+0.88%closed at 89.10
How big a move#7,089of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$8,647price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose904of 1,956; 735 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Norton Co (NRT) | +8.6% |
| Twentieth Century-Fox Film | +7.8% |
| Loews (LTR) | +7.4% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Noram Energy Corp | -11.9% |
| Homestake Mining (HM) | -8.9% |
| Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc (ALY) | -4.5% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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