This day in market history › March 31
March 31 in market history
The market was open on March 31 in 67 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 26 times and fell 41. Its biggest rise was +2.91% in 2026, its biggest fall -5.56% in 1932.
The biggest rises
The biggest falls
| 1932 | -5.56% | |
| 1939 | -4.60% | |
| 1933 | -3.31% | |
| 1930 | -2.82% | |
| 1997 | -2.17% |
Every year
1930 -2.8% · 1931 +0.2% · 1932 -5.6% · 1933 -3.3% · 1936 +0.7% · 1937 -0.2% · 1938 -1.4% · 1939 -4.6% · 1941 +0.2% · 1942 -0.6% · 1943 -0.1% · 1944 -0.1% · 1947 -1.0% · 1948 +1.4% · 1949 -1.0% · 1950 -0.1% · 1952 +0.8% · 1953 -1.2% · 1954 +0.9% · 1955 +0.2% · 1958 -0.2% · 1959 -0.0% · 1960 -0.6% · 1964 -0.2% · 1965 -0.0% · 1966 +0.5% · 1967 -0.6% · 1970 0.0% · 1971 +0.0% · 1975 -0.6% · 1976 +0.7% · 1977 -0.1% · 1978 -0.2% · 1980 +1.4% · 1981 +1.3% · 1982 -0.3% · 1983 -0.3% · 1986 -0.0% · 1987 +0.9% · 1988 +0.3% · 1989 +0.8% · 1992 +0.2% · 1993 -0.1% · 1994 +0.0% · 1995 -0.3% · 1997 -2.2% · 1998 +0.7% · 1999 -1.1% · 2000 +0.7% · 2003 -1.8% · 2004 -0.1% · 2005 -0.1% · 2006 -0.4% · 2008 +0.6% · 2009 +1.3% · 2010 -0.3% · 2011 -0.2% · 2014 +0.8% · 2015 -0.9% · 2016 -0.2% · 2017 -0.2% · 2020 -1.6% · 2021 +0.4% · 2022 -1.6% · 2023 +1.4% · 2025 +0.6% · 2026 +2.9%
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