This day in market history › August 5
August 5 in market history
The market was open on August 5 in 71 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 29 times and fell 42. Its biggest rise was +4.29% in 1932, its biggest fall -3.43% in 2002.
The biggest rises
| 1932 | +4.29% | |
| 2008 | +2.87% | |
| 1935 | +2.28% | |
| 1938 | +2.26% | |
| 1949 | +1.45% |
The biggest falls
Every year
1929 -0.1% · 1930 0.0% · 1931 -1.4% · 1932 +4.3% · 1935 +2.3% · 1936 -0.6% · 1937 -0.6% · 1938 +2.3% · 1940 +0.3% · 1941 0.0% · 1942 -0.9% · 1943 -0.3% · 1946 -0.6% · 1947 +0.3% · 1948 -0.4% · 1949 +1.5% · 1952 +0.1% · 1953 -0.4% · 1954 -0.4% · 1955 +0.5% · 1957 -0.9% · 1958 -0.4% · 1959 -0.5% · 1960 +1.0% · 1963 +0.6% · 1964 +0.2% · 1965 0.0% · 1966 +0.1% · 1968 +0.2% · 1969 +0.5% · 1970 -0.0% · 1971 +0.2% · 1974 +0.9% · 1975 -1.1% · 1976 -0.6% · 1977 +0.0% · 1980 -0.2% · 1981 +1.1% · 1982 -0.9% · 1983 +0.3% · 1985 -0.4% · 1986 +0.4% · 1987 +0.7% · 1988 -0.3% · 1991 -0.5% · 1992 -0.5% · 1993 -0.1% · 1994 -0.3% · 1996 -0.3% · 1997 +0.2% · 1998 +0.9% · 1999 +0.6% · 2002 -3.4% · 2003 -1.8% · 2004 -1.6% · 2005 -0.8% · 2008 +2.9% · 2009 -0.3% · 2010 -0.1% · 2011 -0.1% · 2013 -0.1% · 2014 -1.0% · 2015 +0.3% · 2016 +0.9% · 2019 -3.0% · 2020 +0.6% · 2021 +0.6% · 2022 -0.2% · 2024 -3.0% · 2025 -0.5% · 2026 -0.2%
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