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December 2 in market history

The market was open on December 2 in 70 years since 1929. The S&P 500 rose 36 times and fell 34. Its biggest rise was +3.99% in 2008, its biggest fall -3.86% in 1932.

The biggest rises

The biggest falls

Every year

1929 +0.1% · 1930 +1.0% · 1931 -3.5% · 1932 -3.9% · 1935 -1.5% · 1936 -1.1% · 1937 +2.0% · 1938 -1.0% · 1940 +0.5% · 1941 +2.1% · 1942 +0.3% · 1943 +0.8% · 1946 -1.6% · 1947 +0.1% · 1948 -0.1% · 1949 +0.8% · 1952 +0.2% · 1953 +0.7% · 1954 +0.6% · 1955 +0.2% · 1957 -0.9% · 1958 -0.4% · 1959 -0.2% · 1960 +0.2% · 1963 +0.6% · 1964 +0.3% · 1965 -0.3% · 1966 +0.1% · 1968 -0.2% · 1969 -0.6% · 1970 +1.2% · 1971 +0.4% · 1974 -2.7% · 1975 -1.5% · 1976 -0.4% · 1977 -0.0% · 1980 -0.2% · 1981 -1.1% · 1982 +0.1% · 1983 -0.6% · 1985 -0.8% · 1986 +2.0% · 1987 +0.6% · 1988 -0.2% · 1991 +1.6% · 1992 -0.2% · 1993 +0.3% · 1994 +1.0% · 1996 -0.1% · 1997 -0.3% · 1998 -0.3% · 1999 +0.8% · 2002 -0.2% · 2003 -0.3% · 2004 -0.1% · 2005 +0.0% · 2008 +4.0% · 2009 +0.0% · 2010 +1.3% · 2011 -0.0% · 2013 -0.3% · 2014 +0.6% · 2015 -1.1% · 2016 +0.0% · 2019 -0.9% · 2020 +0.2% · 2021 +1.4% · 2022 -0.1% · 2024 +0.2% · 2025 +0.2%

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