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August 8 in market history

The market was open on August 8 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 38 times and fell 33. Its biggest rise was +9.26% in 1932, its biggest fall -6.66% in 2011.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1928 -1.2% · 1929 +1.2% · 1930 -3.8% · 1932 +9.3% · 1933 +3.4% · 1934 +1.6% · 1935 +0.4% · 1938 +0.6% · 1939 +0.3% · 1940 0.0% · 1941 -1.1% · 1944 -0.4% · 1945 +0.2% · 1946 +0.4% · 1947 -1.3% · 1949 +1.0% · 1950 +0.3% · 1951 -0.4% · 1952 +0.1% · 1955 -0.6% · 1956 +0.4% · 1957 -0.3% · 1958 +0.6% · 1960 +0.1% · 1961 +0.2% · 1962 +0.3% · 1963 +0.1% · 1966 -0.3% · 1967 +0.1% · 1968 -0.2% · 1969 -0.1% · 1972 +0.1% · 1973 -0.9% · 1974 -1.3% · 1975 -0.3% · 1977 -0.8% · 1978 +0.4% · 1979 +0.3% · 1980 +0.3% · 1983 -1.6% · 1984 -0.6% · 1985 +0.7% · 1986 -0.1% · 1988 -0.4% · 1989 -0.0% · 1990 +1.1% · 1991 -0.3% · 1994 +0.2% · 1995 +0.1% · 1996 -0.2% · 1997 -1.9% · 2000 +0.2% · 2001 -1.7% · 2002 +3.3% · 2003 +0.4% · 2005 -0.3% · 2006 -0.3% · 2007 +1.4% · 2008 +2.4% · 2011 -6.7% · 2012 +0.1% · 2013 +0.4% · 2014 +1.2% · 2016 -0.1% · 2017 -0.2% · 2018 -0.0% · 2019 +1.9% · 2022 -0.1% · 2023 -0.4% · 2024 +2.3% · 2025 +0.8%

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