With the markets starting down again today before rebounding, here are the top-10, two-day percent and point moves for the major indices. If the Dow closes down more than 23 points today, it would reach a top 10 point move. The S&P would need to close down less than 1 point to reach a top-10 status. The Nasdaq is far from a top-10, two-day point or percent move.
Dow - biggest 2 day point drops:
- 4/14/2000 down -819.363
- 9/18/2001 down -702.111
- 10/27/1997 down -686.621
- 9/17/2001 down -684.814
- 3/12/2001 down -649.993
- 8/31/1998 down -626.927
- 7/22/2002 down -624.912
- 10/19/1987 down -616.35
- 3/7/2000 down -571.162
- 9/20/2001 down -527.19
Dow - biggest 2 day % drops:
- 10/19/1987 down -26.17%
- 10/29/1929 down -23.62%
- 10/20/1987 down -18.06%
- 11/6/1929 down -15.13%
- 7/21/1933 down -14.36%
- 10/28/1929 down -12.97%
- 3/14/1907 down -11.90%
- 10/10/1932 down -11.78%
- 7/20/1933 down -11.42%
- 5/14/1940 down -11.40%
S&P - biggest 2 day point drops:
- 4/14/2000 down -109.86
- 8/31/1998 down -84.98
- 3/12/2001 down -84.6
- 10/27/1997 down -73.72
- 10/19/1987 down -73.02
- 1/4/2000 down -69.83
- 10/1/1998 down -62.63
- 7/22/2002 down -61.71
- 4/13/2000 down -60.08
- 9/18/2001 down -59.8
S&P - biggest 2 day % drops:
- 10/19/1987 down -24.50%
- 10/29/1929 down -21.78%
- 7/21/1933 down -16.81%
- 10/20/1987 down -16.29%
- 11/6/1929 down -14.66%
- 7/20/1933 down -13.36%
- 9/14/1932 down -13.22%
- 5/14/1940 down -12.59%
- 5/31/1932 down -12.52%
- 11/12/1929 down -11.57%
NASDAQ - biggest 2 day point drops:
- 4/14/2000 down -448.4
- 4/4/2000 down -424
- 4/12/2000 down -418.6
- 4/11/2000 down -390.5
- 4/13/2000 down -379.2
- 3/30/2000 down -376
- 3/14/2000 down -342
- 7/28/2000 down -324.7
- 3/15/2000 down -324.6
- 3/29/2000 down -313.9
NASDAQ - biggest 2 day % drops:
- 10/20/1987 down -19.33%
- 10/19/1987 down -14.75%
- 4/14/2000 down -11.90%
- 3/12/2001 down -11.31%
- 12/20/2000 down -11.16%
- 8/31/1998 down -11.10%
- 10/26/1987 down -11.08%
- 1/2/2001 down -10.40%
- 4/12/2000 down -9.99%
- 10/27/1987 down -9.78%
Leading the Dow to the downside today are AIG , Alcoa , GM , Merck , and Microsoft .
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