The stock market on December 11, 1972
December 11, 1972, a Monday. The S&P 500 rose 0.22% to close at 119.12. Of 2,516 US stocks that traded, 919 rose and 1,088 fell.
The S&P 500+0.22%closed at 119.12
How big a move#18,541of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$6,468price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose919of 2,516; 1,088 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Time Warner (TWX) | +7.3% |
| Ryder System (R) | +6.9% |
| Tropicana Products Inc (TOJ) | +5.6% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Levitz Furniture Inc -vtg (LVFIQ) | -4.0% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) | -4.0% |
| Continental Group (CCC) | -3.1% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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