The stock market on January 22, 1970
January 22, 1970, a Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.10% to close at 90.04. Of 2,210 US stocks that traded, 900 rose and 897 fell.
The S&P 500+0.10%closed at 90.04
How big a move#21,840of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$8,556price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose900of 2,210; 897 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Pepco Holdings (POM) | +7.4% |
| Macmillan (MLL) | +7.1% |
| Getty Oil (GET) | +6.5% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Avon Products (AVP) | -4.3% |
| Household International (HI) | -4.2% |
| Whittaker Corp (WKR) | -4.1% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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