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August 19 in market history

The market was open on August 19 in 71 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 34 times and fell 37. Its biggest rise was +7.53% in 1935, its biggest fall -2.36% in 1991.

Years it rose34 of 7148%

Average move-0.01%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+7.53%1935

Biggest fall-2.36%1991

The biggest rises

1935	+7.53%
2002	+2.36%
1938	+1.82%
1997	+1.48%
2019	+1.21%

The biggest falls

1991	-2.36%
1957	-2.01%
2010	-1.69%
2011	-1.50%
1937	-1.48%

Every year

1929 +0.9% · 1930 +1.0% · 1931 +0.3% · 1932 -0.9% · 1935 +7.5% · 1936 +0.6% · 1937 -1.5% · 1938 +1.8% · 1940 +0.7% · 1941 +0.1% · 1942 -0.1% · 1943 -0.1% · 1946 -0.2% · 1947 -0.3% · 1948 +0.3% · 1949 -0.6% · 1952 -0.2% · 1953 -0.6% · 1954 +0.2% · 1955 +0.4% · 1957 -2.0% · 1958 +0.2% · 1959 -0.6% · 1960 +0.4% · 1963 -0.1% · 1964 -0.1% · 1965 -0.2% · 1966 -0.7% · 1968 +0.3% · 1969 +0.5% · 1970 +1.0% · 1971 -0.4% · 1974 -1.5% · 1975 -1.5% · 1976 -1.1% · 1977 -0.2% · 1980 -0.6% · 1981 +0.3% · 1982 +0.6% · 1983 +0.3% · 1985 +0.2% · 1986 -0.4% · 1987 +0.2% · 1988 -0.3% · 1991 -2.4% · 1992 -0.7% · 1993 +0.1% · 1994 +0.1% · 1996 +0.2% · 1997 +1.5% · 1998 -0.3% · 1999 -0.7% · 2002 +2.4% · 2003 +0.3% · 2004 -0.4% · 2005 +0.1% · 2008 -0.9% · 2009 +0.7% · 2010 -1.7% · 2011 -1.5% · 2013 -0.6% · 2014 +0.5% · 2015 -0.8% · 2016 -0.1% · 2019 +1.2% · 2020 -0.4% · 2021 +0.1% · 2022 -1.3% · 2024 +1.0% · 2025 -0.6% · 2026 +0.2%

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