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March 6 in market history

The market was open on March 6 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 34 times and fell 37. Its biggest rise was +1.99% in 1998, its biggest fall -2.63% in 1942.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1928 +0.6% · 1929 -1.6% · 1930 +1.0% · 1931 -2.1% · 1934 -1.2% · 1935 -0.2% · 1936 +0.4% · 1939 -0.5% · 1940 +0.7% · 1941 +1.9% · 1942 -2.6% · 1944 +0.3% · 1945 +0.5% · 1946 -0.5% · 1947 +0.4% · 1950 +0.2% · 1951 0.0% · 1952 -0.1% · 1953 +0.2% · 1956 -0.0% · 1957 +0.0% · 1958 +1.3% · 1959 -0.4% · 1961 +0.2% · 1962 -0.3% · 1963 +0.2% · 1964 +0.3% · 1967 -0.2% · 1968 +1.8% · 1969 -1.0% · 1970 -0.6% · 1972 +0.8% · 1973 +1.3% · 1974 +0.7% · 1975 -0.3% · 1978 -0.6% · 1979 -0.2% · 1980 -2.2% · 1981 -0.1% · 1984 -1.0% · 1985 -0.9% · 1986 +0.4% · 1987 +0.0% · 1989 +1.2% · 1990 +1.3% · 1991 -0.1% · 1992 -0.5% · 1995 +0.0% · 1996 -0.6% · 1997 -0.4% · 1998 +2.0% · 2000 -1.3% · 2001 +1.0% · 2002 +1.5% · 2003 -0.9% · 2006 -0.7% · 2007 +1.5% · 2008 -2.2% · 2009 +0.1% · 2012 -1.5% · 2013 +0.1% · 2014 +0.2% · 2015 -1.4% · 2017 -0.3% · 2018 +0.3% · 2019 -0.7% · 2020 -1.7% · 2023 +0.1% · 2024 +0.5% · 2025 -1.8% · 2026 -1.3%

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