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February 28 in market history

The market was open on February 28 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 39 times and fell 32. Its biggest rise was +2.35% in 1933, its biggest fall -1.99% in 1938.

Years it rose39 of 7155%

Average move+0.04%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.35%1933

Biggest fall-1.99%1938

The biggest rises

1933	+2.35%
1949	+1.67%
2025	+1.59%
1929	+1.35%
2000	+1.10%

The biggest falls

1938	-1.99%
1984	-1.56%
2001	-1.43%
1983	-1.12%
2018	-1.11%

Every year

1928 +0.3% · 1929 +1.3% · 1930 +0.9% · 1933 +2.4% · 1934 -0.5% · 1935 -0.6% · 1936 -0.6% · 1938 -2.0% · 1939 +0.6% · 1940 +0.1% · 1941 +0.4% · 1944 +0.8% · 1945 +0.7% · 1946 +0.8% · 1947 -0.3% · 1949 +1.7% · 1950 -0.3% · 1951 +0.2% · 1952 +0.5% · 1955 +0.5% · 1956 +0.4% · 1957 -0.3% · 1958 +0.4% · 1961 +0.2% · 1962 +0.1% · 1963 -1.1% · 1964 +0.2% · 1966 +0.1% · 1967 +0.4% · 1968 -0.5% · 1969 -0.0% · 1972 +0.0% · 1973 +0.7% · 1974 -0.2% · 1975 +1.0% · 1977 +0.3% · 1978 -0.8% · 1979 +0.2% · 1980 -0.0% · 1983 -1.1% · 1984 -1.6% · 1985 +0.3% · 1986 +0.1% · 1989 +0.4% · 1990 +0.5% · 1991 -0.2% · 1992 -0.3% · 1994 +0.2% · 1995 +0.7% · 1996 -0.4% · 1997 -0.5% · 2000 +1.1% · 2001 -1.4% · 2002 -0.3% · 2003 +0.5% · 2005 -0.6% · 2006 -1.0% · 2007 +0.6% · 2008 -0.9% · 2011 +0.6% · 2012 +0.3% · 2013 -0.1% · 2014 +0.3% · 2017 -0.3% · 2018 -1.1% · 2019 -0.3% · 2020 -0.8% · 2022 -0.2% · 2023 -0.3% · 2024 -0.2% · 2025 +1.6%

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