This day in market history › May 2
May 2 in market history
The market was open on May 2 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 45 times and fell 26. Its biggest rise was +1.81% in 1997, its biggest fall -3.00% in 1930.
The biggest rises
The biggest falls
| 1930 | -3.00% | |
| 1934 | -2.01% | |
| 1938 | -1.94% | |
| 1996 | -1.71% | |
| 1932 | -1.54% |
Every year
1928 +0.3% · 1929 +0.5% · 1930 -3.0% · 1932 -1.5% · 1933 +0.4% · 1934 -2.0% · 1935 +0.4% · 1938 -1.9% · 1939 +1.3% · 1940 +0.6% · 1941 +0.3% · 1944 -0.1% · 1945 -0.1% · 1946 -0.5% · 1947 +0.7% · 1949 +0.5% · 1950 -0.6% · 1951 +0.4% · 1952 +1.7% · 1955 +0.2% · 1956 +0.0% · 1957 +0.8% · 1958 +0.3% · 1960 -0.4% · 1961 +0.7% · 1962 +0.4% · 1963 +0.3% · 1966 -0.2% · 1967 -0.2% · 1968 +0.6% · 1969 +0.5% · 1972 -0.6% · 1973 +1.2% · 1974 -0.1% · 1975 +1.3% · 1977 +0.5% · 1978 -0.4% · 1979 +0.0% · 1980 +0.1% · 1983 -1.4% · 1984 +0.1% · 1985 +0.4% · 1986 -0.2% · 1988 +0.1% · 1989 -0.3% · 1990 +0.7% · 1991 +0.1% · 1994 +0.5% · 1995 +0.1% · 1996 -1.7% · 1997 +1.8% · 2000 -1.5% · 2001 +0.1% · 2002 -0.2% · 2003 +1.5% · 2005 +0.5% · 2006 +0.6% · 2007 +0.6% · 2008 +0.3% · 2011 -0.2% · 2012 -0.2% · 2013 +0.9% · 2014 -0.1% · 2016 +0.8% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 -0.7% · 2019 -0.2% · 2022 +0.6% · 2023 -1.2% · 2024 +0.9% · 2025 +1.5%
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