This day in market history › May 16

May 16 in market history

The market was open on May 16 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 35. Its biggest rise was +2.85% in 2001, its biggest fall -6.82% in 1935.

Years it rose36 of 7151%

Average move-0.10%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.85%2001

Biggest fall-6.82%1935

The biggest rises

2001	+2.85%
1933	+1.96%
2005	+1.01%
1950	+0.99%
1991	+0.98%

The biggest falls

1935	-6.82%
1939	-2.76%
1947	-1.97%
1938	-1.75%
1928	-1.67%

Every year

1928 -1.7% · 1929 +0.5% · 1930 +0.5% · 1932 +0.2% · 1933 +2.0% · 1934 -0.7% · 1935 -6.8% · 1938 -1.8% · 1939 -2.8% · 1940 +1.0% · 1941 +0.2% · 1944 +0.1% · 1945 +0.1% · 1946 +0.6% · 1947 -2.0% · 1949 +0.5% · 1950 +1.0% · 1951 -0.3% · 1952 -0.2% · 1955 -1.1% · 1956 -0.7% · 1957 +0.4% · 1958 +0.0% · 1960 -0.1% · 1961 +0.4% · 1962 -0.0% · 1963 -0.3% · 1966 -1.2% · 1967 +0.5% · 1968 -0.5% · 1969 +0.1% · 1972 -0.2% · 1973 -0.1% · 1974 -0.8% · 1975 -1.1% · 1977 +0.4% · 1978 +0.6% · 1979 +0.3% · 1980 +0.3% · 1983 -0.9% · 1984 -0.0% · 1985 +0.6% · 1986 -0.7% · 1988 +0.8% · 1989 -0.3% · 1990 -0.1% · 1991 +1.0% · 1994 +0.1% · 1995 +0.1% · 1996 -0.1% · 1997 -1.4% · 2000 +0.9% · 2001 +2.8% · 2002 +0.7% · 2003 -0.3% · 2005 +1.0% · 2006 -0.2% · 2007 +0.9% · 2008 +0.1% · 2011 -0.6% · 2012 -0.4% · 2013 -0.5% · 2014 +0.4% · 2016 +1.0% · 2017 -0.1% · 2018 +0.4% · 2019 +0.9% · 2022 -0.4% · 2023 -0.6% · 2024 -0.2% · 2025 +0.7%

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