List of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average

This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Largest point changes

The first four tables show only the largest one-day changes between a given day's close and the close of the previous trading day,[1][2] not the largest changes during the trading day (i.e. intraday changes).

Largest daily point gains
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2008-10-13 9,387.61 +936.42 +11.08
2 2008-10-28 9,065.12 +889.35 +10.88
3 2008-11-13 8,835.25 +552.59 +6.67
4 2000-03-16 10,630.60 +499.19 +4.93
5 2009-03-23 7,775.86 +497.48 +6.84
6 2008-11-21 8,046.42 +494.13 +6.54
7 2011-11-30 12,045.68 +490.05 +4.24
8 2002-07-24 8,191.29 +488.95 +6.35
9 2008-09-30 10,850.66 +485.21 +4.68
10 2002-07-29 8,711.88 +447.49 +5.41
11 2011-08-09 11,239.77 +429.92 +3.98
12 2011-08-11 11,143.31 +423.37 +3.95
13 2014-12-18 17,778.15 +421.28 +2.43
14 2008-03-18 12,392.66 +420.41 +3.51
15 2008-03-11 12,156.81 +416.66 +3.55
16 2008-10-20 9,265.43 +413.21 +4.67
17 2008-09-18 11,019.69 +410.03 +3.86
18 2010-05-10 10,785.14 +404.71 +3.90
19 2001-04-05 9,918.05 +402.63 +4.23
20 2008-10-16 8,979.26 +401.35 +4.68
 Largest daily point losses
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2008-09-29 10,365.45 −777.68 −6.98
2 2008-10-15 8,577.91 −733.08 −7.87
3 2001-09-17 8,920.70 −684.81 −7.13
4 2008-12-01 8,149.09 −679.95 −7.70
5 2008-10-09 8,579.19 −678.91 −7.33
6 2011-08-08 10,809.85 −634.76 −5.55
7 2000-04-14 10,305.78 −617.77 −5.66
8 1997-10-27 7,161.14 −554.26 −7.18
9 2011-08-10 10,719.94 −519.83 −4.62
10 2008-10-22 8,519.21 −514.45 −5.69
11 2011-08-04 11,383.68 −512.76 −4.31
12 1998-08-31 7,539.06 −512.62 −6.37
13 2008-10-07 9,447.11 −508.39 −5.11
14 1987-10-19 1,738.74 −508.00 −22.61
15 2008-09-15 10,917.51 −504.48 −4.42
16 2008-11-05 9,139.27 −486.01 −5.05
17 2008-09-17 10,609.66 −449.36 −4.06
18 2008-11-20 7,552.29 −444.99 −5.56
19 2008-11-06 8,695.79 −443.48 −4.85
20 2001-03-12 10,208.25 −436.37 −4.10

Largest percentage changes

Largest daily percentage gains
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 1933-03-15 62.10 +8.26 +15.34
2 1931-10-06 99.34 +12.86 +14.87
3 1929-10-30 258.47 +28.40 +12.34
4 1932-09-21 75.16 +7.67 +11.36
5 2008-10-13 9,387.61 +936.42 +11.08
6 2008-10-28 9,065.12 +889.35 +10.88
7 1987-10-21 2,027.85 +186.84 +10.15
8 1932-08-03 58.22 +5.06 +9.52
9 1932-02-11 78.60 +6.80 +9.47
10 1929-11-14 217.28 +18.59 +9.36
11 1931-12-18 80.69 +6.90 +9.35
12 1932-02-13 85.82 +7.22 +9.19
13 1932-05-06 59.01 +4.91 +9.08
14 1933-04-19 68.31 +5.66 +9.03
15 1931-10-08 105.79 +8.47 +8.70
16 1932-06-10 48.94 +3.62 +7.99
17 1898-03-28 45.34 +3.34 +7.95
18 1939-09-05 148.12 +10.03 +7.26
19 1931-06-03 130.37 +8.67 +7.12
20 1932-01-06 76.31 +5.07 +7.12
 Largest daily percentage losses
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 1987-10-19 1,738.74 −508.00 −22.61
2 1929-10-28 260.64 −38.33 −12.82
3 1899-12-18 58.27 −7.94 −11.99
4 1929-10-29 230.07 −30.57 −11.73
5 1929-11-06 232.13 −25.55 −9.92
6 1932-08-12 63.11 −5.79 −8.40
7 1907-03-14 76.23 −6.89 −8.29
8 1987-10-26 1,793.93 −156.83 −8.04
9 2008-10-15 8,577.91 −733.08 −7.87
10 1933-07-21 88.71 −7.55 −7.84
11 1937-10-18 125.73 −10.57 −7.75
12 2008-12-01 8,149.09 −679.95 −7.70
13 2008-10-09 8,579.19 −678.91 −7.33
14 1917-02-01 88.52 −6.91 −7.24
15 1997-10-27 7,161.15 −554.26 −7.18
16 1932-10-05 66.07 −5.09 −7.15
17 2001-09-17 8,920.70 −684.81 −7.13
18 1931-09-24 107.79 −8.20 −7.07
19 1933-07-20 96.26 −7.32 −7.07
20 2008-09-29 10,365.45 −777.68 −6.98

Note that some sources (including the file Highlights/Lowlights of The Dow on the Dow Jones website) show a loss of −24.39% (from 71.42 to 54.00) on December 12, 1914, placing that day atop the list of largest percentage losses. The New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose several percent that day (from 71.42 to 74.56, or +4.4%). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but not those before, and it represents the only discontinuity in the index’s history rather than an actual loss.[3][4]

Largest intraday point swings

This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1987.[5] As the "Net Change" column shows, 14 of these 20 largest intraday swings occurred during days in which the Dow declined, while only 6 occurred during days in which it advanced. All ten of the largest intraday swings have occurred amidst the ongoing global financial crisis, and none of the top 20 occurred before the year 2000. During the height of the crisis, nine of the ten largest intraday swings ever (and 14 of the top 20) occurred over a single span of trading days between September 29, 2008 and December 1, 2008.

Rank         Date     Close Day High Day Low Point Swing Net Change
1 2008-10-10 8,451.19 8,901.28 7,882.51 1,018.77 −128.00
2 2010-05-06 10,520.32 10,879.76 9,869.62 1,010.14 −347.80
3 2008-10-13 9,387.61 9,427.99 8,462.18 965.81 +936.42
4 2008-11-13 8,835.25 8,876.59 7,965.42 911.17 +552.59
5 2008-10-28 9,065.12 9,082.08 8,174.73 907.35 +889.35
6 2008-10-09 8,579.19 9,448.14 8,579.19 868.95 −678.91
7 2008-10-16 8,979.26 9,013.27 8,197.67 815.60 +401.35
8 2008-10-06 9,955.50 10,322.76 9,525.32 797.44 −369.88
9 2008-10-15 8,577.91 9,308.76 8,530.12 778.64 −733.08
10 2008-09-29 10,365.45 11,139.94 10,365.45 774.49 −777.68
11 2000-04-14 10,305.77 10,922.85 10,201.53 721.32 −617.77
12 2008-10-14 9,310.99 9,794.37 9,085.43 708.94 −76.62
13 2000-04-04 11,164.84 11,418.24 10,717.78 700.46 −57.09
14 2001-09-17 8,920.70 9,580.32 8,883.40 696.92 −684.81
15 2008-10-22 8,519.21 9,027.84 8,335.30 692.54 −514.45
16 2008-10-07 9,447.11 10,124.03 9,436.67 687.36 −508.39
17 2008-12-01 8,149.09 8,827.05 8,141.36 685.69 −679.95
18 2008-11-20 7,552.29 8,187.40 7,506.97 680.43 −444.99
19 2002-07-24 8,191.29 8,202.02 7,532.66 669.36 +488.95
20 2011-08-09 11,239.77 11,244.01 10,604.07 639.94 +429.92

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Index Data All-Time Largest One Day Gains and Losses". wsj.com.
  2. ↑ Highlights/Lowlights of The Dow (Excel spreadsheet)
  3. ↑ "Setting the Record Straight on the Dow Drop". The New York Times. October 26, 1987.
  4. ↑ Bialik, Carl (October 1, 2008). "The Day Stocks Rose but the Dow Plunged". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ↑ "Historical Index Data Largest Intraday Point Swings, Since 1987". wsj.com.

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