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Feb.05
5:33 PM ET
Tuesday, 5 Feb 2008
Major Indices Down 4% Over 2 Days

After a big rally last week, the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ are down big over the past two days.  This is the first time since January 2003 that all three indices are simultaneously down over 3.5% in a two day period.

  • Dow [.DJIA  Loading...      ()   ] down 2.9% for the day, 3.8% over the past two days
  • S&P [.SPX  Loading...      ()   ] down 3.2% for the day, 4.2% over the past two days
  • Nasdaq [COMP  Loading...      ()   ] down 3.1% for the day, 4.3% over the past two days

By the close of January 27, 2003, the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq were all down 4.5% over two days.  The three major indices have only fallen 3% on the same day 24 times, the last time was one year ago on Feb 27, 2007. 

Days with 3% Drops in Major US Indices


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