This day in market history › April 3
April 3 in market history
The market was open on April 3 in 67 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 31. Its biggest rise was +2.55% in 1939, its biggest fall -4.84% in 2025.
The biggest rises
| 1939 | +2.55% | |
| 1987 | +2.31% | |
| 1946 | +1.72% | |
| 1940 | +1.55% | |
| 1941 | +1.50% |
The biggest falls
Every year
1928 +0.6% · 1929 -1.2% · 1930 +0.2% · 1933 +0.3% · 1934 +0.7% · 1935 -0.2% · 1936 -0.5% · 1939 +2.6% · 1940 +1.6% · 1941 +1.5% · 1944 -0.5% · 1945 +0.1% · 1946 +1.7% · 1947 -0.3% · 1950 +1.4% · 1951 -0.3% · 1952 0.0% · 1956 -0.3% · 1957 +0.3% · 1958 -0.3% · 1959 +0.8% · 1961 +0.8% · 1962 -0.8% · 1963 +0.8% · 1964 +0.3% · 1967 -1.1% · 1968 +0.9% · 1969 -0.1% · 1970 -0.4% · 1972 +0.3% · 1973 -0.9% · 1974 +1.0% · 1975 -1.1% · 1978 -0.8% · 1979 +1.5% · 1980 -0.5% · 1981 -0.6% · 1984 -0.2% · 1985 -0.8% · 1986 -1.4% · 1987 +2.3% · 1989 +0.5% · 1990 +1.5% · 1991 -0.1% · 1992 +0.3% · 1995 +0.2% · 1996 +0.1% · 1997 +0.0% · 1998 +0.2% · 2000 +0.5% · 2001 -3.4% · 2002 -1.0% · 2003 -0.5% · 2006 +0.2% · 2007 +0.9% · 2008 +0.1% · 2009 +1.0% · 2012 -0.4% · 2013 -1.1% · 2014 -0.1% · 2017 -0.2% · 2018 +1.3% · 2019 +0.2% · 2020 -1.5% · 2023 +0.4% · 2024 +0.1% · 2025 -4.8%
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