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February 2 in market history

The market was open on February 2 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 43 times and fell 27. Its biggest rise was +2.15% in 1939, its biggest fall -2.19% in 1932.

Years it rose43 of 7061%

Average move+0.12%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.15%1939

Biggest fall-2.19%1932

The biggest rises

1939	+2.15%
1998	+2.14%
1960	+1.54%
2023	+1.47%
2021	+1.39%

The biggest falls

1932	-2.19%
2018	-2.12%
1981	-2.04%
2016	-1.87%
1933	-1.80%

Every year

1928 +0.6% · 1931 -0.2% · 1932 -2.2% · 1933 -1.8% · 1934 -0.1% · 1937 +0.7% · 1938 -1.4% · 1939 +2.1% · 1940 +0.1% · 1942 -0.1% · 1943 0.0% · 1944 -0.3% · 1945 +0.7% · 1948 +0.2% · 1949 +0.1% · 1950 +1.1% · 1951 +0.9% · 1953 +0.5% · 1954 -0.3% · 1955 -0.3% · 1956 +0.4% · 1959 -0.4% · 1960 +1.5% · 1961 +0.6% · 1962 +0.8% · 1965 -0.0% · 1966 +0.4% · 1967 +0.3% · 1968 -0.3% · 1970 +0.9% · 1971 +0.0% · 1972 +0.6% · 1973 -0.4% · 1976 +0.0% · 1977 -0.2% · 1978 +0.2% · 1979 -0.5% · 1981 -2.0% · 1982 +0.2% · 1983 +0.2% · 1984 +0.4% · 1987 +0.9% · 1988 +0.2% · 1989 -0.1% · 1990 +0.6% · 1993 +0.0% · 1994 +0.5% · 1995 +0.5% · 1996 -0.4% · 1998 +2.1% · 1999 -0.9% · 2000 -0.0% · 2001 -1.7% · 2004 +0.4% · 2005 +0.3% · 2006 -0.9% · 2007 +0.2% · 2009 -0.1% · 2010 +1.3% · 2011 -0.3% · 2012 +0.1% · 2015 +1.3% · 2016 -1.9% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 -2.1% · 2021 +1.4% · 2022 +0.9% · 2023 +1.5% · 2024 +1.1% · 2026 +0.5%

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