The stock market on August 2, 1989
August 2, 1989, a Wednesday. The S&P 500 rose 0.17% to close at 344.34. Of 5,941 US stocks that traded, 1,851 rose and 1,754 fell.
The S&P 500+0.17%closed at 344.34
How big a move#19,825of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$2,237price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,851of 5,941; 1,754 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Last day of trading for2stocks
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Delhaize America Inc | +6.7% |
| E.W. Scripps (SSP) | +6.0% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| Tele-Comm Tci Group -ser A (TCOMA) | -4.4% |
| Fort James (FJ) | -3.0% |
| US Airways Group (U) | -2.8% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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