This day in market history › August 16

August 16 in market history

The market was open on August 16 in 69 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 41 times and fell 28. Its biggest rise was +3.23% in 1932, its biggest fall -7.97% in 1935.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1928 +0.7% · 1929 +1.9% · 1932 +3.2% · 1933 -2.7% · 1934 +0.8% · 1935 -8.0% · 1937 -0.6% · 1938 +1.3% · 1939 -2.6% · 1940 -1.6% · 1943 -0.3% · 1944 +0.5% · 1946 -0.8% · 1948 +0.3% · 1949 +0.3% · 1950 +0.1% · 1951 +0.4% · 1954 +1.1% · 1955 -0.7% · 1956 -0.2% · 1957 +0.2% · 1960 +0.2% · 1961 +0.3% · 1962 -0.0% · 1963 +0.2% · 1965 +0.1% · 1966 -1.3% · 1967 -0.2% · 1968 +0.6% · 1971 +3.2% · 1972 -0.4% · 1973 -0.7% · 1974 -0.8% · 1976 +0.2% · 1977 -0.5% · 1978 +0.8% · 1979 -0.1% · 1982 +0.2% · 1983 -0.2% · 1984 +0.6% · 1985 -0.6% · 1988 +0.7% · 1989 +0.3% · 1990 -2.3% · 1991 -1.0% · 1993 +0.5% · 1994 +0.8% · 1995 +0.3% · 1996 +0.4% · 1999 +0.2% · 2000 -0.3% · 2001 +0.3% · 2002 -0.2% · 2004 +1.4% · 2005 -1.2% · 2006 +0.8% · 2007 +0.3% · 2010 +0.0% · 2011 -1.0% · 2012 +0.7% · 2013 -0.3% · 2016 -0.5% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 +0.8% · 2019 +1.4% · 2021 +0.3% · 2022 +0.2% · 2023 -0.8% · 2024 +0.2%

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