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April 21 in market history

The market was open on April 21 in 69 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 33. Its biggest rise was +3.48% in 1932, its biggest fall -4.86% in 1933.

Years it rose36 of 6952%

Average move+0.06%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+3.48%1932

Biggest fall-4.86%1933

The biggest rises

1932	+3.48%
1947	+2.56%
1987	+2.44%
1999	+2.29%
2009	+2.13%

The biggest falls

1933	-4.86%
2020	-3.07%
1931	-2.63%
2025	-2.36%
1930	-1.79%

Every year

1930 -1.8% · 1931 -2.6% · 1932 +3.5% · 1933 -4.9% · 1936 -0.1% · 1937 +1.3% · 1938 +1.0% · 1939 +0.4% · 1941 -0.3% · 1942 +0.3% · 1943 +1.0% · 1944 +0.2% · 1947 +2.6% · 1948 +0.5% · 1949 -1.7% · 1950 +0.2% · 1952 +0.8% · 1953 -0.2% · 1954 -0.4% · 1955 +0.1% · 1958 +0.5% · 1959 -0.1% · 1960 +0.3% · 1961 -0.1% · 1964 +0.0% · 1965 -0.2% · 1966 +0.4% · 1967 +0.2% · 1969 -0.7% · 1970 -0.5% · 1971 -0.2% · 1972 -0.1% · 1975 +1.1% · 1976 +0.4% · 1977 -0.6% · 1978 -0.2% · 1980 -0.7% · 1981 -0.9% · 1982 +0.2% · 1983 -0.4% · 1986 +1.0% · 1987 +2.4% · 1988 +0.1% · 1989 +1.1% · 1992 +0.0% · 1993 -0.3% · 1994 +1.5% · 1995 +0.6% · 1997 -0.8% · 1998 +0.3% · 1999 +2.3% · 2003 -0.2% · 2004 +0.5% · 2005 +2.0% · 2006 -0.0% · 2008 -0.2% · 2009 +2.1% · 2010 -0.1% · 2011 +0.5% · 2014 +0.4% · 2015 -0.1% · 2016 -0.5% · 2017 -0.3% · 2020 -3.1% · 2021 +0.9% · 2022 -1.5% · 2023 +0.1% · 2025 -2.4% · 2026 -0.6%

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