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August 3 in market history

The market was open on August 3 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 38 times and fell 32. Its biggest rise was +8.86% in 1932, its biggest fall -2.66% in 2007.

Years it rose38 of 7054%

Average move+0.21%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+8.86%1932

Biggest fall-2.66%2007

The biggest rises

1932	+8.86%
1984	+2.76%
1943	+2.18%
2012	+1.90%
2022	+1.56%

The biggest falls

2007	-2.66%
1990	-1.88%
1971	-1.51%
1970	-1.32%
1933	-1.24%

Every year

1928 +0.2% · 1931 +1.5% · 1932 +8.9% · 1933 -1.2% · 1934 -1.2% · 1936 +0.4% · 1937 -0.8% · 1938 -0.9% · 1939 -0.3% · 1942 +0.1% · 1943 +2.2% · 1944 -0.6% · 1945 +0.4% · 1948 +0.3% · 1949 -0.1% · 1950 +0.2% · 1951 +0.1% · 1953 +0.4% · 1954 -0.2% · 1955 +0.1% · 1956 0.0% · 1959 +0.3% · 1960 -0.6% · 1961 +0.5% · 1962 +0.2% · 1964 -0.2% · 1965 +0.0% · 1966 +1.0% · 1967 -0.1% · 1970 -1.3% · 1971 -1.5% · 1972 +0.8% · 1973 -0.2% · 1976 +0.9% · 1977 -0.1% · 1978 +0.6% · 1979 -0.1% · 1981 -0.3% · 1982 -1.1% · 1983 +0.9% · 1984 +2.8% · 1987 -0.3% · 1988 +0.3% · 1989 +0.1% · 1990 -1.9% · 1992 +0.2% · 1993 -0.2% · 1994 +0.2% · 1995 -0.0% · 1998 -0.7% · 1999 -0.4% · 2000 +1.0% · 2001 -0.5% · 2004 -0.6% · 2005 +0.1% · 2006 +0.2% · 2007 -2.7% · 2009 +1.5% · 2010 -0.5% · 2011 +0.5% · 2012 +1.9% · 2015 -0.3% · 2016 +0.3% · 2017 -0.2% · 2018 +0.5% · 2020 +0.7% · 2021 +0.8% · 2022 +1.6% · 2023 -0.3% · 2026 +1.5%

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