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August 7 in market history

The market was open on August 7 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 40 times and fell 31. Its biggest rise was +2.65% in 1974, its biggest fall -1.79% in 2008.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1928 -0.5% · 1929 -1.0% · 1930 -0.6% · 1931 +0.4% · 1933 -0.8% · 1934 -0.2% · 1935 -0.1% · 1936 +1.3% · 1939 -0.5% · 1940 0.0% · 1941 -0.2% · 1942 +0.4% · 1944 +0.5% · 1945 -1.4% · 1946 +1.0% · 1947 +0.1% · 1950 +1.5% · 1951 +0.1% · 1952 +0.3% · 1953 -0.1% · 1956 +0.4% · 1957 +0.8% · 1958 +0.7% · 1959 -0.6% · 1961 -0.0% · 1962 -0.7% · 1963 -0.3% · 1964 +0.6% · 1967 -0.3% · 1969 +0.1% · 1970 +0.3% · 1972 +0.2% · 1973 -0.2% · 1974 +2.6% · 1975 +0.1% · 1978 -0.4% · 1979 +1.3% · 1980 +1.4% · 1981 -0.7% · 1984 +0.1% · 1985 -0.1% · 1986 +0.1% · 1987 +0.3% · 1989 +1.6% · 1990 +0.1% · 1991 -0.0% · 1992 -0.4% · 1995 +0.2% · 1996 +0.3% · 1997 -1.0% · 1998 -0.0% · 2000 +1.1% · 2001 +0.3% · 2002 +2.0% · 2003 +0.7% · 2006 -0.3% · 2007 +0.6% · 2008 -1.8% · 2009 +1.3% · 2012 +0.5% · 2013 -0.4% · 2014 -0.6% · 2015 -0.3% · 2017 +0.2% · 2018 +0.3% · 2019 +0.1% · 2020 +0.1% · 2023 +0.9% · 2024 -0.8% · 2025 -0.1% · 2026 +0.6%

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