This day in market history › August 12
August 12 in market history
The market was open on August 12 in 71 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 35 times and fell 36. Its biggest rise was +3.14% in 1929, its biggest fall -8.02% in 1932.
The biggest rises
The biggest falls
| 1932 | -8.02% | |
| 1930 | -2.55% | |
| 1938 | -2.05% | |
| 1974 | -1.37% | |
| 1931 | -1.36% |
Every year
1929 +3.1% · 1930 -2.5% · 1931 -1.4% · 1932 -8.0% · 1935 +1.0% · 1936 +0.5% · 1937 +0.5% · 1938 -2.1% · 1940 +1.1% · 1941 0.0% · 1942 0.0% · 1943 -0.6% · 1946 +0.2% · 1947 +0.7% · 1948 +0.3% · 1949 -0.5% · 1952 -0.8% · 1953 +0.2% · 1954 -0.4% · 1955 +0.2% · 1957 -1.3% · 1958 -0.9% · 1959 -0.2% · 1960 +0.7% · 1963 +0.2% · 1964 +0.5% · 1965 +0.3% · 1966 +0.2% · 1968 +1.0% · 1969 -0.8% · 1970 -0.5% · 1971 +1.4% · 1974 -1.4% · 1975 +0.7% · 1976 +0.2% · 1977 -0.3% · 1980 -0.8% · 1981 -0.3% · 1982 -0.2% · 1983 +0.4% · 1985 -0.4% · 1986 +1.1% · 1987 -0.3% · 1988 -0.1% · 1991 +0.2% · 1992 -0.3% · 1993 -0.3% · 1994 +0.7% · 1996 +0.6% · 1997 -1.1% · 1998 +1.4% · 1999 -0.3% · 2002 -0.5% · 2003 +1.0% · 2004 -1.2% · 2005 -0.6% · 2008 -1.2% · 2009 +1.2% · 2010 -0.5% · 2011 +0.5% · 2013 -0.1% · 2014 -0.2% · 2015 +0.1% · 2016 -0.1% · 2019 -1.2% · 2020 +1.4% · 2021 +0.3% · 2022 +1.7% · 2024 +0.0% · 2025 +1.1% · 2026 +0.3%
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