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September 23 in market history

The market was open on September 23 in 71 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 29 times and fell 42. Its biggest rise was +6.67% in 1931, its biggest fall -3.32% in 1938.

Years it rose29 of 7141%

Average move-0.09%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+6.67%1931

Biggest fall-3.32%1938

The biggest rises

1931	+6.67%
1998	+3.54%
1940	+2.93%
1932	+1.69%
1930	+1.34%

The biggest falls

1938	-3.32%
1937	-2.48%
2020	-2.37%
1999	-2.30%
1957	-2.29%

Every year

1929 -0.0% · 1930 +1.3% · 1931 +6.7% · 1932 +1.7% · 1935 +1.2% · 1936 -0.5% · 1937 -2.5% · 1938 -3.3% · 1940 +2.9% · 1941 +0.4% · 1942 +0.8% · 1943 -0.9% · 1946 -1.9% · 1947 -1.6% · 1948 -0.2% · 1949 +0.5% · 1952 +0.4% · 1953 +0.1% · 1954 +0.6% · 1955 +0.5% · 1957 -2.3% · 1958 +0.7% · 1959 +1.2% · 1960 -0.8% · 1963 -0.5% · 1964 +0.0% · 1965 -0.4% · 1966 -0.3% · 1968 +0.6% · 1969 0.0% · 1970 +0.1% · 1971 -0.1% · 1974 -1.0% · 1975 -0.2% · 1976 -0.5% · 1977 -0.1% · 1980 -0.7% · 1981 -0.9% · 1982 -0.1% · 1983 -0.1% · 1985 +1.2% · 1986 +0.3% · 1987 +0.5% · 1988 +0.2% · 1991 -0.5% · 1992 +0.1% · 1993 +0.3% · 1994 -0.3% · 1996 -0.1% · 1997 -0.4% · 1998 +3.5% · 1999 -2.3% · 2002 -1.4% · 2003 +0.6% · 2004 -0.5% · 2005 +0.1% · 2008 -1.6% · 2009 -1.0% · 2010 -0.8% · 2011 +0.6% · 2013 -0.5% · 2014 -0.6% · 2015 -0.2% · 2016 -0.6% · 2019 -0.0% · 2020 -2.4% · 2021 +1.2% · 2022 -1.7% · 2024 +0.3% · 2025 -0.6% · 2026 -0.8%

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