The stock market on April 24, 1986
April 24, 1986, a Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.11% to close at 242.02. Of 5,755 US stocks that traded, 2,052 rose and 1,674 fell.
The S&P 500+0.11%closed at 242.02
How big a move#21,510of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$3,183price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose2,052of 5,755; 1,674 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Tandem Computers Inc (TDM.) | +9.1% |
| Computervision Corp (CVN) | +6.7% |
| Warner Communications (WCI) | +6.6% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Fannie Mae (FNMA) | -4.0% |
| Eversource Energy (NU) | -4.0% |
| Transamerica (TA) | -3.9% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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