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May 5 in market history

The market was open on May 5 in 70 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 40 times and fell 30. Its biggest rise was +2.13% in 1997, its biggest fall -3.56% in 2022.

Years it rose40 of 7057%

Average move+0.07%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.13%1997

Biggest fall-3.56%2022

The biggest rises

1997	+2.13%
1987	+2.07%
2023	+1.85%
2000	+1.64%
1936	+1.45%

The biggest falls

2022	-3.56%
1930	-2.50%
1966	-1.63%
2015	-1.18%
1932	-1.05%

Every year

1930 -2.5% · 1931 -0.8% · 1932 -1.0% · 1933 +1.0% · 1936 +1.4% · 1937 -0.8% · 1938 -0.4% · 1939 -0.4% · 1941 +0.1% · 1942 +0.4% · 1943 +0.6% · 1944 +0.6% · 1947 +0.4% · 1948 -0.6% · 1949 -0.1% · 1950 +0.6% · 1952 +0.4% · 1953 +0.1% · 1954 +0.0% · 1955 +0.5% · 1958 +0.2% · 1959 +0.2% · 1960 -0.3% · 1961 +0.1% · 1964 +0.5% · 1965 +0.2% · 1966 -1.6% · 1967 +0.1% · 1969 +0.4% · 1970 -1.0% · 1971 -0.0% · 1972 +0.4% · 1975 +1.0% · 1976 -0.6% · 1977 +0.2% · 1978 +0.6% · 1980 +0.8% · 1981 -0.3% · 1982 +0.2% · 1983 +0.6% · 1986 +1.3% · 1987 +2.1% · 1988 -0.6% · 1989 -0.1% · 1992 -0.0% · 1993 +0.1% · 1994 -0.1% · 1995 -0.1% · 1997 +2.1% · 1998 -0.6% · 1999 +1.1% · 2000 +1.6% · 2003 -0.4% · 2004 +0.2% · 2005 -0.3% · 2006 +1.0% · 2008 -0.5% · 2009 -0.4% · 2010 -0.7% · 2011 -0.9% · 2014 +0.2% · 2015 -1.2% · 2016 -0.0% · 2017 +0.4% · 2020 +0.9% · 2021 +0.1% · 2022 -3.6% · 2023 +1.8% · 2025 -0.6% · 2026 +0.8%

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