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March 3 in market history

The market was open on March 3 in 70 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 43 times and fell 27. Its biggest rise was +3.36% in 1933, its biggest fall -2.81% in 2020.

Years it rose43 of 7061%

Average move+0.11%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+3.36%1933

Biggest fall-2.81%2020

The biggest rises

1933	+3.36%
2000	+1.98%
1975	+1.76%
2011	+1.72%
2023	+1.61%

The biggest falls

2020	-2.81%
2025	-1.76%
1982	-1.56%
1941	-1.51%
1960	-1.51%

Every year

1930 +0.3% · 1931 -0.1% · 1932 0.0% · 1933 +3.4% · 1936 +1.4% · 1937 +1.1% · 1938 -1.0% · 1939 +1.4% · 1941 -1.5% · 1942 +1.5% · 1943 +1.3% · 1944 +0.2% · 1947 -0.1% · 1948 +0.1% · 1949 -0.1% · 1950 +0.3% · 1952 +0.1% · 1953 +0.3% · 1954 0.0% · 1955 +0.4% · 1958 +0.7% · 1959 +0.9% · 1960 -1.5% · 1961 +0.2% · 1964 +0.3% · 1965 -0.2% · 1966 +0.4% · 1967 +0.1% · 1969 +0.3% · 1970 +0.6% · 1971 -0.0% · 1972 +0.6% · 1975 +1.8% · 1976 -0.6% · 1977 +0.5% · 1978 +0.1% · 1980 -1.0% · 1981 -1.1% · 1982 -1.6% · 1983 +0.8% · 1986 -0.7% · 1987 +0.4% · 1988 -0.0% · 1989 +0.4% · 1992 +0.1% · 1993 +0.3% · 1994 -0.4% · 1995 +0.1% · 1997 +0.6% · 1998 +0.4% · 1999 +0.2% · 2000 +2.0% · 2003 -0.8% · 2004 +0.2% · 2005 +0.0% · 2006 -0.1% · 2008 +0.1% · 2009 -0.6% · 2010 +0.0% · 2011 +1.7% · 2014 -0.7% · 2015 -0.5% · 2016 +0.3% · 2017 +0.1% · 2020 -2.8% · 2021 -1.3% · 2022 -0.5% · 2023 +1.6% · 2025 -1.8% · 2026 -0.9%

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