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February 21 in market history

The market was open on February 21 in 61 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 23 times and fell 38. Its biggest rise was +3.27% in 1938, its biggest fall -2.00% in 2023.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1928 +0.9% · 1929 +1.1% · 1930 +1.2% · 1933 -0.7% · 1934 +0.3% · 1935 -0.1% · 1936 -0.3% · 1938 +3.3% · 1939 +0.6% · 1940 -0.2% · 1941 +0.4% · 1944 -0.2% · 1945 -0.1% · 1946 +2.0% · 1947 +0.5% · 1949 -0.3% · 1950 -0.2% · 1951 +0.3% · 1952 +0.3% · 1955 -0.1% · 1956 +0.2% · 1957 -0.3% · 1958 -0.1% · 1961 +0.1% · 1962 -0.5% · 1963 +0.1% · 1966 -0.6% · 1967 -0.1% · 1968 0.0% · 1973 -0.6% · 1974 +1.4% · 1975 +0.5% · 1978 -0.4% · 1979 -0.4% · 1980 -1.0% · 1984 -0.7% · 1985 -0.5% · 1986 +1.1% · 1989 -0.3% · 1990 -0.1% · 1991 -0.0% · 1992 -0.6% · 1995 +0.2% · 1996 +1.2% · 1997 -0.1% · 2001 -1.9% · 2002 -1.6% · 2003 +1.3% · 2006 -0.3% · 2007 -0.1% · 2008 -1.3% · 2012 +0.1% · 2013 -0.6% · 2014 -0.2% · 2017 +0.6% · 2018 -0.5% · 2019 -0.4% · 2020 -1.1% · 2023 -2.0% · 2024 +0.1% · 2025 -1.7%

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