The stock market on September 21, 1976
September 21, 1976, a Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 1.42% to close at 107.83. Of 4,690 US stocks that traded, 1,741 rose and 786 fell.
The S&P 500+1.42%closed at 107.83
How big a move#3,435of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,145price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,741of 4,690; 786 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Cummins (CUM) | +7.6% |
| Masonite Corp (MNC) | +6.7% |
| Merrill Lynch (MER) | +6.5% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Seven-Up Co (SEVN.) | -2.7% |
| Joy Technologies Inc -cl A (JOY) | -2.6% |
| Anheuser-Busch (BUD) | -2.2% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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