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September 15 in market history

The market was open on September 15 in 70 years since 1930. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 34. Its biggest rise was +4.22% in 1932, its biggest fall -4.71% in 2008.

Years it rose36 of 7051%

Average move-0.03%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+4.22%1932

Biggest fall-4.71%2008

The biggest rises

1932	+4.22%
1938	+3.27%
2011	+1.72%
2015	+1.28%
1994	+1.28%

The biggest falls

2008	-4.71%	The day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.
1933	-2.79%
1987	-1.65%
1930	-1.44%
1999	-1.37%

Every year

1930 -1.4% · 1931 -0.9% · 1932 +4.2% · 1933 -2.8% · 1936 -0.2% · 1937 -0.5% · 1938 +3.3% · 1939 -0.1% · 1941 +0.1% · 1942 +0.5% · 1943 +0.2% · 1944 +0.8% · 1947 -0.4% · 1948 -0.1% · 1949 -0.8% · 1950 +0.6% · 1952 -1.1% · 1953 +0.8% · 1954 +0.0% · 1955 -0.5% · 1958 +0.9% · 1959 -0.5% · 1960 -0.4% · 1961 +0.2% · 1964 -0.3% · 1965 +0.6% · 1966 +1.2% · 1967 +0.1% · 1969 +0.8% · 1970 -0.9% · 1971 +0.4% · 1972 -0.1% · 1975 -0.5% · 1976 +0.3% · 1977 +0.3% · 1978 -0.9% · 1980 +0.1% · 1981 -0.7% · 1982 +1.0% · 1983 -0.6% · 1986 +0.6% · 1987 -1.7% · 1988 -0.4% · 1989 +0.6% · 1992 -1.3% · 1993 +0.4% · 1994 +1.3% · 1995 -0.0% · 1997 -0.4% · 1998 +0.8% · 1999 -1.4% · 2000 -1.0% · 2003 -0.4% · 2004 -0.7% · 2005 +0.0% · 2006 +0.3% · 2008 -4.7% · 2009 +0.3% · 2010 +0.4% · 2011 +1.7% · 2014 -0.1% · 2015 +1.3% · 2016 +1.0% · 2017 +0.2% · 2020 +0.5% · 2021 +0.8% · 2022 -1.1% · 2023 -1.2% · 2025 +0.5% · 2026 -0.4%

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