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August 18 in market history

The market was open on August 18 in 70 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 32 times and fell 38. Its biggest rise was +1.62% in 1998, its biggest fall -4.46% in 2011.

Years it rose32 of 7046%

Average move-0.15%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+1.62%1998

Biggest fall-4.46%2011

The biggest rises

1998	+1.62%
1997	+1.30%
2004	+1.24%
1932	+1.20%
1970	+1.15%

The biggest falls

2011	-4.46%
1939	-2.07%
1980	-1.85%
1933	-1.67%
2008	-1.51%

Every year

1930 -0.8% · 1931 +0.4% · 1932 +1.2% · 1933 -1.7% · 1936 +0.1% · 1937 -0.9% · 1938 -0.1% · 1939 -2.1% · 1941 +1.0% · 1942 +0.9% · 1943 +0.3% · 1944 +0.5% · 1947 -0.5% · 1948 0.0% · 1949 +0.3% · 1950 +0.8% · 1952 -1.0% · 1953 -0.4% · 1954 -0.1% · 1955 -0.1% · 1958 -0.6% · 1959 -0.9% · 1960 -0.1% · 1961 +0.3% · 1964 +0.0% · 1965 -0.1% · 1966 -1.3% · 1967 +0.2% · 1969 +0.6% · 1970 +1.2% · 1971 -1.4% · 1972 +0.4% · 1975 -0.2% · 1976 -0.2% · 1977 -0.1% · 1978 -0.3% · 1980 -1.9% · 1981 -0.8% · 1982 -0.5% · 1983 -1.1% · 1986 +0.1% · 1987 -1.5% · 1988 +0.1% · 1989 +0.5% · 1992 +0.1% · 1993 +0.6% · 1994 -0.4% · 1995 +0.0% · 1997 +1.3% · 1998 +1.6% · 1999 -0.8% · 2000 -0.3% · 2003 +0.9% · 2004 +1.2% · 2005 -0.1% · 2006 +0.4% · 2008 -1.5% · 2009 +1.0% · 2010 +0.1% · 2011 -4.5% · 2014 +0.9% · 2015 -0.3% · 2016 +0.2% · 2017 -0.2% · 2020 +0.2% · 2021 -1.1% · 2022 +0.2% · 2023 -0.0% · 2025 -0.0% · 2026 -0.7%

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