The stock market on September 5, 1972
September 5, 1972, a Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.25% to close at 111.23. Of 2,477 US stocks that traded, 792 rose and 1,150 fell.
The S&P 500-0.25%closed at 111.23
How big a move#17,686of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$6,926price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose792of 2,477; 1,150 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Briggs & Stratton (BGG) | +4.0% |
| Centel Corp (CNT) | +3.3% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Tropicana Products Inc (TOJ) | -4.2% |
| Amerada Hess (AHC) | -4.0% |
| Pitney Bowes (PBI) | -4.0% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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