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May 3 in market history

The market was open on May 3 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 44 times and fell 26. Its biggest rise was +2.71% in 1938, its biggest fall -2.16% in 2000.

Years it rose44 of 7063%

Average move+0.23%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.71%1938

Biggest fall-2.16%2000

The biggest rises

1938	+2.71%
1939	+2.64%
1943	+1.98%
1973	+1.65%
1935	+1.62%

The biggest falls

2000	-2.16%
2001	-1.49%
1932	-1.39%
1966	-1.16%
2002	-1.03%

Every year

1928 +0.5% · 1929 +1.0% · 1932 -1.4% · 1933 -0.6% · 1934 +0.4% · 1935 +1.6% · 1937 +0.2% · 1938 +2.7% · 1939 +2.6% · 1940 +0.2% · 1943 +2.0% · 1944 +0.7% · 1945 +0.7% · 1946 -0.9% · 1948 +0.8% · 1949 +0.5% · 1950 +0.9% · 1951 +0.8% · 1954 -0.2% · 1955 -0.9% · 1956 +0.4% · 1957 -0.1% · 1960 +1.3% · 1961 +0.8% · 1962 +0.8% · 1963 -0.2% · 1965 +0.1% · 1966 -1.2% · 1967 +0.3% · 1968 +0.1% · 1971 -0.6% · 1972 -0.1% · 1973 +1.7% · 1974 -0.9% · 1976 -0.7% · 1977 +0.5% · 1978 -1.0% · 1979 +0.1% · 1982 +0.3% · 1983 +0.1% · 1984 -0.4% · 1985 +0.6% · 1988 +0.6% · 1989 +0.0% · 1990 +0.3% · 1991 +0.1% · 1993 +0.5% · 1994 +0.0% · 1995 +1.1% · 1996 -0.3% · 1999 +1.5% · 2000 -2.2% · 2001 -1.5% · 2002 -1.0% · 2004 +0.9% · 2005 -0.1% · 2006 -0.4% · 2007 +0.4% · 2010 +1.3% · 2011 -0.3% · 2012 -0.8% · 2013 +1.1% · 2016 -0.9% · 2017 -0.1% · 2018 -0.2% · 2019 +1.0% · 2021 +0.3% · 2022 +0.5% · 2023 -0.7% · 2024 +1.3%

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