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October 17 in market history

The market was open on October 17 in 71 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 35. Its biggest rise was +3.26% in 1933, its biggest fall -4.03% in 1930.

Years it rose36 of 7151%

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

Biggest rise+3.26%1933

Biggest fall-4.03%1930

The biggest rises

1933	+3.26%
1939	+2.75%
2022	+2.65%
2002	+2.23%
1929	+1.54%

The biggest falls

1930	-4.03%
2011	-1.94%
2001	-1.86%
1932	-1.82%
2000	-1.79%

Every year

1928 +0.3% · 1929 +1.5% · 1930 -4.0% · 1932 -1.8% · 1933 +3.3% · 1934 +0.2% · 1935 +1.1% · 1938 -0.6% · 1939 +2.7% · 1940 +0.5% · 1941 +0.4% · 1944 +0.4% · 1945 +0.4% · 1946 -1.5% · 1947 +0.1% · 1949 -1.1% · 1950 +0.9% · 1951 -0.3% · 1952 +1.2% · 1955 +0.3% · 1956 -0.8% · 1957 -1.6% · 1958 +1.0% · 1960 -0.4% · 1961 +0.0% · 1962 -0.3% · 1963 +0.4% · 1966 +1.1% · 1967 -0.3% · 1968 +0.5% · 1969 -0.1% · 1972 +0.7% · 1973 -0.2% · 1974 +1.2% · 1975 -0.6% · 1977 -0.1% · 1978 -1.3% · 1979 +0.2% · 1980 -0.5% · 1983 +0.3% · 1984 -0.4% · 1985 -0.2% · 1986 -0.3% · 1988 +0.3% · 1989 -0.5% · 1990 -0.1% · 1991 -0.2% · 1994 -0.0% · 1995 +0.6% · 1996 +0.4% · 1997 -1.2% · 2000 -1.8% · 2001 -1.9% · 2002 +2.2% · 2003 -1.0% · 2005 +0.3% · 2006 -0.4% · 2007 +0.2% · 2008 -0.6% · 2011 -1.9% · 2012 +0.4% · 2013 +0.7% · 2014 +1.3% · 2016 -0.3% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 -0.0% · 2019 +0.3% · 2022 +2.6% · 2023 -0.0% · 2024 -0.0% · 2025 +0.5%

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