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Every trading day › 1973

The stock market on September 25, 1973

September 25, 1973, a Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 0.64% to close at 108.05. Of 4,998 US stocks that traded, 1,690 rose and 1,314 fell.

The S&P 500+0.64%closed at 108.05
How big a move#10,099of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,130price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,690of 4,998; 1,314 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day

Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies

Holiday Corp. (HIA)+9.8%
Rockwell Automation (ROK)+7.1%
Litton Industries (LIT)+6.7%

Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies

Safeway (SWY)-7.8%
Anaconda (A)-4.7%
Howard Johnson (HJ)-3.7%

Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.

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