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Every trading day › 1992

The stock market on April 8, 1992

April 8, 1992, a Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.89% to close at 394.50. Of 5,858 US stocks that traded, 1,000 rose and 3,189 fell.

The S&P 500-0.89%closed at 394.50
How big a move#6,977of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$1,953price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose1,000of 5,858; 3,189 fell
Biggest companyExxon Mobilby market value that day

Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies

Centocor Inc (CNTO.)+9.8%
Gap, Inc. (The) (GPS)+4.1%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)+4.0%

Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies

Allegheny Technologies (ATI)-16.9%
Wheelabrator Technologies (WTI)-7.6%
Healthtrust Inc-The Hsptl Co (HTI)-6.2%

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

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