The stock market on March 23, 1973
March 23, 1973, a Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.04% to close at 108.88. Of 5,089 US stocks that traded, 1,308 rose and 1,953 fell.
The S&P 500+0.04%closed at 108.88
How big a move#23,676of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,076price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,308of 5,089; 1,953 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Data General Corp (DGN.) | +8.3% |
| Levi Strauss (LEVI) | +7.9% |
| Celanese Corp-Old (CZ) | +7.5% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Scherer (R P)/De (SHR) | -8.0% |
| Norton Simon (NSI) | -7.1% |
| Esmark (ESM) | -5.3% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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