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[.DJIA  Loading...      ()   ] crossed above 9,900 today before pulling back and is well within reaching the 10,000 psychological milestone.   Here are some key stats on the Dow's rise, fall and recovery.

• The last time the Dow closed above 10K was on 10/03/08 when it settled at 10,325.38

• The first time the Dow closed above 10K was on 3/29/99 when it settled at 10,006.78 and remained above until the tech bubble burst in May, 2002

• The first time the Dow crossed above 10K on an intraday basis was on 3/16/99 when it traded at an intraday high of 10,001.78

• In the last bull market starting in December, 2003, the Dow closed above 10K for the first time on 12/11/2003 at 10,008.16, and remained above 10K on a closing basis until 10/03/2008 marking a total of 1,184 days that the Dow settled above 10K - almost 5 years.
  *Note: The Dow whipsawed back and forth across the 10K line, basing for a time in 2004, but the Dow remained steadily above 10,000 from 10/27/04 until October 3, 2008

• The highest close ever for the Dow was on 10/9/2007 when the Dow settled at 14,164.53

• The highest intraday level for the Dow was on 10/11/2007 14,198.10

• The highest close for the Dow in 2008 was on 5/2/08 when the Dow settled at 13,058.2

• The Dow's March 9 bear market low of 6,547.05, was its lowest closing value since 4/14/97 when the Dow settled at 6,451.9

At the same time, the S&P 500 is getting close to it's next milestone: 1100

• The last time the S&P closed above 1100 was 10/2/2008, closing at 1114.28

• The first time the S&P closed above 1100 was 3/24/1998, closing at 1105.65

• The last time the S&P traded above 1100 on an intraday basis was 10/3/2008, hitting 1153.82

• The first time the S&P traded above 1100 on an intraday basis was 3/20/1998, hitting 1101.01

  
  
  
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