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Every trading day › 1991

The stock market on April 18, 1991

April 18, 1991, a Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 0.51% to close at 388.46. Of 5,679 US stocks that traded, 1,690 rose and 1,988 fell.

The S&P 500-0.51%closed at 388.46
How big a move#12,292of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$1,983price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,690of 5,679; 1,988 fell
Biggest companyExxon Mobilby market value that day

Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies

Tandem Computers Inc (TDM.)+13.3%
Storage Technology (STK)+7.3%
Hasbro (HAS)+7.3%

Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies

Jostens (JOS)-13.7%
Wheelabrator Technologies (WTI)-7.3%
H.F. Ahmanson (AHM)-6.9%

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

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