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October 7 in market history

The market was open on October 7 in 70 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 28 times and fell 42. Its biggest rise was +6.25% in 1929, its biggest fall -5.74% in 2008.

Years it rose28 of 7040%

Average move-0.14%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+6.25%1929

Biggest fall-5.74%2008

The biggest rises

1929	+6.25%
1974	+4.19%
1982	+2.25%
1988	+2.09%
2020	+1.74%

The biggest falls

2008	-5.74%
1932	-5.52%
2022	-2.80%
2002	-1.91%
2014	-1.51%

Every year

1929 +6.2% · 1930 +0.1% · 1931 -1.3% · 1932 -5.5% · 1935 +1.5% · 1936 +0.2% · 1937 -0.8% · 1938 +0.2% · 1940 -0.6% · 1941 -1.2% · 1942 +0.4% · 1943 -1.4% · 1946 -0.7% · 1947 0.0% · 1948 +0.6% · 1949 +0.1% · 1952 -0.2% · 1953 +0.8% · 1954 -0.2% · 1955 -0.7% · 1957 -1.3% · 1958 0.0% · 1959 -0.3% · 1960 +0.6% · 1963 -0.2% · 1964 +0.0% · 1965 -0.1% · 1966 -1.1% · 1968 -0.0% · 1969 -0.3% · 1970 +0.0% · 1971 +0.2% · 1974 +4.2% · 1975 -0.1% · 1976 +0.6% · 1977 -0.1% · 1980 -0.6% · 1981 +1.6% · 1982 +2.2% · 1983 +0.3% · 1985 -0.7% · 1986 -0.2% · 1987 -0.2% · 1988 +2.1% · 1991 -0.5% · 1992 -0.7% · 1993 -0.3% · 1994 +0.6% · 1996 +0.3% · 1997 +1.1% · 1998 -1.4% · 1999 -0.6% · 2002 -1.9% · 2003 +0.5% · 2004 -1.0% · 2005 +0.4% · 2008 -5.7% · 2009 +0.3% · 2010 -0.2% · 2011 -0.8% · 2013 -0.9% · 2014 -1.5% · 2015 +0.8% · 2016 -0.3% · 2019 -0.4% · 2020 +1.7% · 2021 +0.8% · 2022 -2.8% · 2024 -1.0% · 2025 -0.4%

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