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August 23 in market history

The market was open on August 23 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 30 times and fell 40. Its biggest rise was +4.89% in 1932, its biggest fall -3.11% in 1939.

Years it rose30 of 7043%

Average move+0.04%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+4.89%1932

Biggest fall-3.11%1939

The biggest rises

1932	+4.89%
2011	+3.43%
1982	+2.73%
1938	+2.28%
1945	+1.99%

The biggest falls

1939	-3.11%
1990	-3.00%
2019	-2.59%
2002	-2.27%
1943	-1.78%

Every year

1928 +0.1% · 1929 +1.0% · 1932 +4.9% · 1933 -1.3% · 1934 -0.5% · 1935 -0.3% · 1937 -0.2% · 1938 +2.3% · 1939 -3.1% · 1940 -1.3% · 1943 -1.8% · 1944 +0.2% · 1945 +2.0% · 1946 +0.1% · 1948 -1.3% · 1949 -1.3% · 1950 +0.7% · 1951 +0.7% · 1954 -0.7% · 1955 +1.4% · 1956 +1.2% · 1957 -1.4% · 1960 +1.0% · 1961 -0.7% · 1962 -0.1% · 1963 +0.3% · 1965 -0.1% · 1966 -0.2% · 1967 -0.1% · 1968 -0.0% · 1971 +0.9% · 1972 -0.1% · 1973 +1.4% · 1974 -1.7% · 1976 -0.4% · 1977 -0.2% · 1978 +0.6% · 1979 -0.3% · 1982 +2.7% · 1983 -1.0% · 1984 +0.0% · 1985 -0.1% · 1988 +0.0% · 1989 +1.0% · 1990 -3.0% · 1991 +0.7% · 1993 -0.2% · 1994 +0.5% · 1995 -0.4% · 1996 -0.5% · 1999 +1.8% · 2000 +0.5% · 2001 -0.3% · 2002 -2.3% · 2004 -0.2% · 2005 -0.3% · 2006 -0.4% · 2007 -0.1% · 2010 -0.4% · 2011 +3.4% · 2012 -0.8% · 2013 +0.4% · 2016 +0.2% · 2017 -0.3% · 2018 -0.2% · 2019 -2.6% · 2021 +0.9% · 2022 -0.2% · 2023 +1.1% · 2024 +1.1%

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