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August 17 in market history

The market was open on August 17 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 47 times and fell 23. Its biggest rise was +5.49% in 1933, its biggest fall -2.43% in 2009.

Years it rose47 of 7067%

Average move+0.20%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+5.49%1933

Biggest fall-2.43%2009

The biggest rises

1933	+5.49%
1982	+4.76%
2007	+2.46%
1998	+1.97%
1971	+1.25%

The biggest falls

2009	-2.43%
1932	-2.21%
1931	-1.68%
2001	-1.67%
2017	-1.54%

Every year

1928 +0.2% · 1931 -1.7% · 1932 -2.2% · 1933 +5.5% · 1934 -0.5% · 1936 -0.4% · 1937 -0.6% · 1938 +0.2% · 1939 -0.1% · 1942 +0.8% · 1943 +0.6% · 1944 +0.6% · 1945 -0.5% · 1948 +1.2% · 1949 +1.1% · 1950 +1.1% · 1951 +0.3% · 1953 -0.2% · 1954 +0.2% · 1955 +0.1% · 1956 -0.1% · 1959 -0.2% · 1960 +0.2% · 1961 +0.6% · 1962 +0.6% · 1964 +0.0% · 1965 +0.2% · 1966 -0.6% · 1967 +0.1% · 1970 +0.2% · 1971 +1.2% · 1972 -0.3% · 1973 +0.0% · 1976 +0.4% · 1977 +0.0% · 1978 +0.4% · 1979 +0.2% · 1981 -1.0% · 1982 +4.8% · 1983 +1.2% · 1984 +0.2% · 1987 +0.0% · 1988 +0.1% · 1989 -0.4% · 1990 -1.4% · 1992 +0.2% · 1993 +0.2% · 1994 +0.0% · 1995 -0.2% · 1998 +2.0% · 1999 +1.0% · 2000 +1.1% · 2001 -1.7% · 2004 +0.2% · 2005 +0.1% · 2006 +0.2% · 2007 +2.5% · 2009 -2.4% · 2010 +1.2% · 2011 +0.1% · 2012 +0.2% · 2015 +0.5% · 2016 +0.2% · 2017 -1.5% · 2018 +0.3% · 2020 +0.3% · 2021 -0.7% · 2022 -0.7% · 2023 -0.8% · 2026 -0.5%

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