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December 31 in market history

The market was open on December 31 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 46 times and fell 24. Its biggest rise was +2.68% in 1929, its biggest fall -1.74% in 1996.

Years it rose46 of 7066%

Average move+0.21%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.68%1929

Biggest fall-1.74%1996

The biggest rises

1929	+2.68%
1974	+2.08%
1930	+1.86%
2012	+1.69%
1928	+1.54%

The biggest falls

1996	-1.74%
2001	-1.11%
2014	-1.03%
2009	-1.00%
2015	-0.94%

Every year

1928 +1.5% · 1929 +2.7% · 1930 +1.9% · 1931 +0.2% · 1934 +1.0% · 1935 +1.0% · 1936 -0.5% · 1937 -0.1% · 1940 +0.1% · 1941 -0.6% · 1942 +0.1% · 1943 -0.2% · 1945 +0.3% · 1946 +0.9% · 1947 +0.5% · 1948 -0.5% · 1951 +0.3% · 1952 -0.1% · 1953 +0.2% · 1954 +0.7% · 1956 +0.2% · 1957 +1.0% · 1958 +0.5% · 1959 +0.2% · 1962 +0.2% · 1963 +0.6% · 1964 +0.5% · 1965 +0.2% · 1968 +0.1% · 1969 +0.5% · 1970 -0.1% · 1971 +0.3% · 1973 +0.0% · 1974 +2.1% · 1975 +0.5% · 1976 +0.5% · 1979 +0.1% · 1980 +0.3% · 1981 +0.2% · 1982 +0.2% · 1984 +0.6% · 1985 +0.3% · 1986 -0.5% · 1987 -0.3% · 1990 +0.5% · 1991 +0.5% · 1992 -0.7% · 1993 -0.5% · 1996 -1.7% · 1997 -0.0% · 1998 -0.2% · 1999 +0.3% · 2001 -1.1% · 2002 +0.0% · 2003 +0.2% · 2004 -0.1% · 2007 -0.7% · 2008 +1.4% · 2009 -1.0% · 2010 -0.0% · 2012 +1.7% · 2013 +0.4% · 2014 -1.0% · 2015 -0.9% · 2018 +0.8% · 2019 +0.3% · 2020 +0.6% · 2021 -0.3% · 2024 -0.4% · 2025 -0.7%

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