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March 17 in market history

The market was open on March 17 in 70 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 44 times and fell 26. Its biggest rise was +6.00% in 2020, its biggest fall -4.33% in 1933.

Years it rose44 of 7063%

Average move+0.25%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+6.00%2020

Biggest fall-4.33%1933

The biggest rises

2020	+6.00%
2003	+3.54%
2009	+3.21%
1936	+2.40%
1932	+2.10%

The biggest falls

1933	-4.33%
1980	-3.01%
1939	-2.94%
1989	-2.25%
2023	-1.10%

Every year

1930 +0.9% · 1931 -1.1% · 1932 +2.1% · 1933 -4.3% · 1936 +2.4% · 1937 -0.7% · 1938 -0.8% · 1939 -2.9% · 1941 +0.5% · 1942 +2.1% · 1943 -0.7% · 1944 +0.2% · 1947 +0.3% · 1948 +0.8% · 1949 +0.3% · 1950 -0.2% · 1952 +0.7% · 1953 +0.4% · 1954 +0.2% · 1955 +0.4% · 1958 -0.7% · 1959 +0.8% · 1960 -0.1% · 1961 -0.3% · 1964 +0.2% · 1965 -0.1% · 1966 +0.4% · 1967 +0.2% · 1969 +0.3% · 1970 +0.4% · 1971 -0.1% · 1972 +0.4% · 1975 +1.5% · 1976 -0.1% · 1977 -0.1% · 1978 +0.8% · 1980 -3.0% · 1981 -0.6% · 1982 -0.2% · 1983 -0.1% · 1986 -0.8% · 1987 +1.5% · 1988 +1.0% · 1989 -2.3% · 1992 +0.8% · 1993 -0.7% · 1994 +0.3% · 1995 +0.0% · 1997 +0.3% · 1998 +0.1% · 1999 -0.7% · 2000 +0.4% · 2003 +3.5% · 2004 +1.2% · 2005 +0.2% · 2006 +0.1% · 2008 -0.9% · 2009 +3.2% · 2010 +0.6% · 2011 +1.3% · 2014 +1.0% · 2015 -0.3% · 2016 +0.7% · 2017 -0.1% · 2020 +6.0% · 2021 +0.3% · 2022 +1.2% · 2023 -1.1% · 2025 +0.6% · 2026 +0.2%

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