The stock market on August 11, 1987
August 11, 1987, a Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 1.62% to close at 333.33. Of 6,305 US stocks that traded, 2,279 rose and 1,820 fell.
The S&P 500+1.62%closed at 333.33
How big a move#2,607of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$2,311price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose2,279of 6,305; 1,820 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Last day of trading for2stocks
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (CMB) | +7.3% |
| Genuine Parts (GPC) | +6.8% |
| Rohm & Haas (ROH) | +6.7% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| U S Shoe Corp (USR) | -4.0% |
| Computervision Corp (CVN) | -3.6% |
| Georgia-Pacific (GP) | -3.0% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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