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February 8 in market history

The market was open on February 8 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 34. Its biggest rise was +3.98% in 1938, its biggest fall -3.75% in 2018.

Years it rose36 of 7051%

Average move+0.01%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+3.98%1938

Biggest fall-3.75%2018

The biggest rises

1938	+3.98%
1935	+1.69%
2002	+1.49%
1980	+1.44%
1939	+1.30%

The biggest falls

2018	-3.75%
1982	-2.24%
1932	-2.06%
1984	-1.82%
2016	-1.42%

Every year

1928 +0.3% · 1929 -1.1% · 1932 -2.1% · 1933 +1.2% · 1934 +0.4% · 1935 +1.7% · 1937 +1.2% · 1938 +4.0% · 1939 +1.3% · 1940 +1.2% · 1943 -0.1% · 1944 +1.0% · 1945 0.0% · 1946 -0.1% · 1949 -0.4% · 1950 -0.1% · 1951 +0.5% · 1952 +0.5% · 1954 -0.3% · 1955 -1.4% · 1956 -1.0% · 1957 -0.7% · 1960 -1.2% · 1961 +0.9% · 1962 +0.2% · 1963 0.0% · 1965 -0.4% · 1966 -0.0% · 1967 +0.9% · 1968 -1.3% · 1971 +0.5% · 1972 +0.2% · 1973 -0.4% · 1974 -1.0% · 1977 -0.3% · 1978 +0.6% · 1979 +0.5% · 1980 +1.4% · 1982 -2.2% · 1983 -0.8% · 1984 -1.8% · 1985 +0.2% · 1988 -0.7% · 1989 -0.3% · 1990 -0.2% · 1991 +0.8% · 1993 -0.2% · 1994 -0.2% · 1995 +0.1% · 1996 +0.9% · 1999 +0.4% · 2000 +1.2% · 2001 -0.6% · 2002 +1.5% · 2005 +0.0% · 2006 +0.9% · 2007 -0.1% · 2008 -0.4% · 2010 -0.9% · 2011 +0.4% · 2012 +0.2% · 2013 +0.6% · 2016 -1.4% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 -3.8% · 2019 +0.1% · 2021 +0.7% · 2022 +0.8% · 2023 -1.1% · 2024 +0.1%

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