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April 17 in market history

The market was open on April 17 in 69 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 41 times and fell 28. Its biggest rise was +9.61% in 1935, its biggest fall -2.10% in 1933.

Years it rose41 of 6959%

Average move+0.37%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+9.61%1935

Biggest fall-2.10%1933

The biggest rises

1935	+9.61%
1961	+3.48%
2000	+3.31%
2020	+2.68%
1939	+1.88%

The biggest falls

1933	-2.10%
1931	-1.56%
1942	-1.53%
2013	-1.43%
1953	-1.16%

Every year

1928 -0.8% · 1929 +1.0% · 1930 +0.7% · 1931 -1.6% · 1933 -2.1% · 1934 +1.0% · 1935 +9.6% · 1936 -0.6% · 1939 +1.9% · 1940 +0.1% · 1941 -0.5% · 1942 -1.5% · 1944 -0.1% · 1945 +0.1% · 1946 -0.2% · 1947 -0.1% · 1950 -0.4% · 1951 +0.2% · 1952 -0.7% · 1953 -1.2% · 1956 -0.1% · 1957 +0.1% · 1958 +0.4% · 1959 +0.9% · 1961 +3.5% · 1962 +0.4% · 1963 -0.3% · 1964 +0.4% · 1967 +0.7% · 1968 +0.2% · 1969 +0.1% · 1970 -0.2% · 1972 -0.3% · 1973 -0.4% · 1974 +0.7% · 1975 +0.8% · 1978 +1.6% · 1979 +0.1% · 1980 -0.5% · 1984 +0.4% · 1985 +0.3% · 1986 +0.3% · 1989 +0.1% · 1990 -0.0% · 1991 +0.7% · 1995 -0.6% · 1996 -0.5% · 1997 -0.2% · 1998 +1.3% · 2000 +3.3% · 2001 +1.0% · 2002 -0.2% · 2003 +1.6% · 2006 -0.3% · 2007 +0.2% · 2008 +0.1% · 2009 +0.5% · 2012 +1.5% · 2013 -1.4% · 2014 +0.1% · 2015 -1.1% · 2017 +0.9% · 2018 +1.1% · 2019 -0.2% · 2020 +2.7% · 2023 +0.3% · 2024 -0.6% · 2025 +0.1% · 2026 +1.2%

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