The stock market on January 6, 1972
January 6, 1972, a Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.44% to close at 103.51. Of 2,397 US stocks that traded, 1,322 rose and 717 fell.
The S&P 500+0.44%closed at 103.51
How big a move#13,633of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,443price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,322of 2,397; 717 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Great Western Financial (GWF.) | +7.2% |
| Levitz Furniture Inc -vtg (LVFIQ) | +7.1% |
| W.W. Grainger (GWW) | +6.2% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Kellogg (K) | -4.5% |
| Bethlehem Steel | -4.5% |
| Bausch & Lomb (BOL) | -4.3% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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