The stock market on March 3, 1969
March 3, 1969, a Monday. The S&P 500 rose 0.25% to close at 98.38. Of 2,109 US stocks that traded, 876 rose and 914 fell.
The S&P 500+0.25%closed at 98.38
How big a move#17,601of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,831price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose876of 2,109; 914 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Whittaker Corp (WKR) | +5.9% |
| Mallinckrodt (MKG) | +5.0% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Twentieth Century-Fox Film | -5.1% |
| Cities Service Co | -4.3% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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