This day in market history › September 16

September 16 in market history

The market was open on September 16 in 71 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 43 times and fell 28. Its biggest rise was +2.81% in 1997, its biggest fall -5.84% in 1936.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1929 +1.5% · 1930 +0.1% · 1931 -1.4% · 1932 -1.2% · 1935 -1.4% · 1936 -5.8% · 1937 +1.9% · 1938 -2.1% · 1940 +1.5% · 1941 +0.5% · 1942 +0.1% · 1943 +0.6% · 1946 +0.6% · 1947 +0.9% · 1948 0.0% · 1949 +0.3% · 1952 +0.3% · 1953 +0.5% · 1954 +0.5% · 1955 +0.8% · 1957 -0.5% · 1958 +0.8% · 1959 +0.1% · 1960 -0.2% · 1963 -0.1% · 1964 +0.3% · 1965 +0.6% · 1966 -0.1% · 1968 +0.4% · 1969 +0.1% · 1970 +0.5% · 1971 -0.1% · 1974 +1.6% · 1975 -1.0% · 1976 +1.0% · 1977 -0.3% · 1980 +0.9% · 1981 -0.8% · 1982 -0.4% · 1983 +1.1% · 1985 -0.0% · 1986 -0.1% · 1987 -0.9% · 1988 +0.9% · 1991 +0.6% · 1992 +0.0% · 1993 -0.5% · 1994 -0.8% · 1996 +0.5% · 1997 +2.8% · 1998 +0.8% · 1999 +0.0% · 2002 +0.1% · 2003 +1.4% · 2004 +0.3% · 2005 +0.8% · 2008 +1.8% · 2009 +1.5% · 2010 -0.0% · 2011 +0.6% · 2013 +0.6% · 2014 +0.7% · 2015 +0.9% · 2016 -0.4% · 2019 -0.3% · 2020 -0.5% · 2021 -0.2% · 2022 -0.7% · 2024 +0.1% · 2025 -0.1% · 2026 -0.4%

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