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January 16 in market history

The market was open on January 16 in 68 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 37 times and fell 31. Its biggest rise was +2.43% in 1939, its biggest fall -2.62% in 1933.

Years it rose37 of 6854%
Average move+0.07%S&P 500, price only
Biggest rise+2.43%1939
Biggest fall-2.62%1933

The biggest rises

1939+2.43%
1974+1.53%
1996+1.44%
1929+1.36%
2015+1.34%

The biggest falls

1933-2.62%
1928-1.65%
2002-1.62%
1979-1.22%
1941-1.22%

Every year

1928 -1.6% · 1929 +1.4% · 1930 -0.7% · 1931 +1.2% · 1933 -2.6% · 1934 +0.5% · 1935 +0.4% · 1936 +0.4% · 1939 +2.4% · 1940 +0.6% · 1941 -1.2% · 1942 -0.9% · 1945 -0.1% · 1946 +0.1% · 1947 +0.1% · 1948 -0.1% · 1950 +0.3% · 1951 +0.8% · 1952 +0.1% · 1953 -0.4% · 1956 -1.2% · 1957 +0.1% · 1958 +0.2% · 1959 -0.0% · 1961 -0.0% · 1962 -0.6% · 1963 -0.7% · 1964 -0.1% · 1967 -0.3% · 1968 -0.6% · 1969 +0.6% · 1970 -0.8% · 1973 -0.3% · 1974 +1.5% · 1975 -0.1% · 1976 +0.4% · 1978 -0.3% · 1979 -1.2% · 1980 -0.1% · 1981 +0.4% · 1984 +0.1% · 1985 +0.2% · 1986 +0.4% · 1987 +0.3% · 1989 +0.1% · 1990 +1.1% · 1991 +0.8% · 1992 -0.6% · 1995 +0.7% · 1996 +1.4% · 1997 +0.3% · 1998 +1.1% · 2001 +0.6% · 2002 -1.6% · 2003 -0.4% · 2004 +0.7% · 2007 +0.1% · 2008 -0.6% · 2009 +0.8% · 2013 +0.0% · 2014 -0.1% · 2015 +1.3% · 2018 -0.4% · 2019 +0.2% · 2020 +0.8% · 2024 -0.4% · 2025 -0.2% · 2026 -0.1%

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