List of largest daily changes in the S&P 500 Index

This is a list of the largest daily changes in the S&P 500 from 1923. Compare to the list of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Largest percentage changes

While the S&P 500 was first introduced in 1923, it wasn't until 1957 when the stock market index was formally recognized, thus some of the following records may not be known by sources.

Largest daily percentage gains Rank Date Close Change Net % 1 1933-03-15 6.81 +0.97 +16.61 2 1929-10-30 22.99 +2.56 +12.53 3 1931-10-06 9.91 +1.09 +12.36 4 1932-09-21 8.52 +0.90 +11.81 5 2008-10-13 1,003.35 +104.13 +11.58 6 2008-10-28 940.51 +91.59 +10.79 7 1939-09-05 12.64 +1.11 +9.63 8 1933-04-20 7.82 +0.68 +9.52 9 2020-03-24 2,447.33 +209.93 +9.38 10 2020-03-13 2,711.02 +230.38 +9.29 11 1987-10-21 258.38 +21.55 +9.10 12 1929-11-14 19.24 +1.58 +8.95 13 1932-08-03 6.39 +0.52 +8.86 14 1931-10-08 10.62 +0.84 +8.59 15 1932-02-13 8.80 +0.68 +8.37 16 1931-12-18 8.36 +0.64 +8.29 17 1932-02-11 8.12 +0.62 +8.27 18 1933-07-24 10.50 +0.79 +8.14 19 1932-06-10 4.92 +0.35 +7.66 20 1931-06-03 13.12 +0.92 +7.54

Largest daily percentage losses Rank Date Close Change Net % 1 1987-10-19 224.84 −57.86 −20.47 2 1929-10-28 22.74 −3.20 −12.34 3 2020-03-16 2,386.13 −324.89 −11.98 4 1929-10-29 20.43 −2.31 −10.16 5 1929-11-06 20.61 −2.27 −9.92 6 2020-03-12 2,480.64 −260.74 −9.51 7 1937-10-18 10.76 −1.10 −9.27 8 2008-10-15 907.84 −90.17 −9.04 9 2008-12-01 816.21 −80.03 −8.93 10 1933-07-20 10.57 −1.03 −8.88 11 2008-09-29 1,106.39 −106.62 −8.79 12 1933-07-21 9.65 −0.92 −8.70 13 1987-10-26 227.67 −20.55 −8.28 14 1932-10-05 7.39 −0.66 −8.20 15 1932-08-12 7.00 −0.61 −8.02 16 1932-05-31 4.47 −0.38 −7.84 17 1934-07-26 8.36 −0.71 −7.83 18 2008-10-09 909.92 −75.02 −7.62 19 2020-03-09 2,746.56 −225.81 −7.60 20 1940-05-14 10.28 −0.83 −7.47

Largest closing point changes

The two tables below show the largest one-day changes between a given day's close and the close of the previous trading day in terms of points.

Largest daily point gains Rank Date Close Change Net % 1 2020-03-13 2,711.02 +230.38 +9.29 2 2020-03-24 2,447.33 +209.93 +9.38 3 2022-11-10 3,955.94 +207.80 +5.54 4 2020-04-06 2,663.68 +175.03 +7.03 5 2020-03-26 2,630.07 +154.51 +6.24 6 2024-11-06 5,929.04 +146.28 +2.53 7 2020-03-17 2,529.19 +143.06 +6.00 8 2020-03-02 3,090.23 +136.01 +4.60 9 2020-03-10 2,882.23 +135.67 +4.94 10 2020-03-04 3,130.12 +126.75 +4.22 11 2022-05-04 4,300.16 +124.69 +2.99 12 2022-11-30 4,080.11 +122.48 +3.09 13 2024-08-08 5,319.31 +119.81 +2.30 14 2018-12-26 2,467.70 +116.60 +4.96 15 2022-06-24 3,911.74 +116.01 +3.06 16 2022-03-09 4,277.88 +107.18 +2.57 17 2022-07-19 3,936.69 +105.84 +2.76 18 2022-01-28 4,431.85 +105.34 +2.43 19 2024-02-22 5,087.03 +105.23 +2.11 20 2008-10-13 1,003.35 +104.13 +11.58

Largest daily point losses Rank Date Close Change Net % 1 2020-03-16 2,386.13 −324.89 −11.98 2 2020-03-12 2,480.64 −260.74 −9.51 3 2020-03-09 2,746.56 −225.81 −7.60 4 2020-06-11 3,002.10 −188.04 −5.89 5 2022-09-13 3,932.69 −177.72 −4.32 6 2022-05-18 3,923.68 −165.17 −4.04 7 2024-08-05 5,186.33 −160.23 −3.00 8 2022-04-29 4,131.93 −155.57 −3.63 9 2022-05-05 4,146.87 −153.30 −3.56 10 2022-06-13 3,749.63 −151.23 −3.88 11 2022-08-26 4,057.66 −141.46 −3.38 12 2020-03-11 2,741.38 −140.85 −4.89 13 2020-02-27 2,978.76 −137.63 −4.42 14 2022-05-09 3,991.24 −132.10 −3.20 15 2020-03-18 2,398.10 −131.09 −5.18 16 2024-07-24 5,427.13 −128.61 −2.31 17 2022-03-07 4,201.09 −127.78 −2.95 18 2020-09-03 3,455.06 −125.78 −3.51 19 2022-06-16 3,666.77 −123.22 −3.25 20 2022-04-22 4,271.78 −121.88 −2.77

Largest intraday point swings

This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1967.

Rank	Date	Close	Day high	Day low	Point swing	Net change
1	2020-03-13	2,711.02	2,711.33	2,492.37	218.96	+230.38
2	2022-01-24	4,410.13	4,417.35	4,222.62	194.73	+12.19
3	2022-10-13	3,669.91	3,685.41	3,491.58	193.83	+92.88
4	2020-03-17	2,529.19	2,553.93	2,367.04	186.89	+143.06
5	2020-03-12	2,480.64	2,660.95	2,478.86	182.09	−260.74
6	2020-03-16	2,386.13	2,562.98	2,380.94	182.04	−324.89
7	2020-03-18	2,398.10	2,453.57	2,280.52	173.05	−131.09
8	2020-03-25	2,475.56	2,571.42	2,407.53	163.89	+28.23
9	2020-03-03	3,003.37	3,136.72	2,976.63	160.09	−86.86
10	2020-03-20	2,304.92	2,453.01	2,295.56	157.45	−104.34
11	2024-09-11	5,554.13	5,560.41	5,406.96	153.45	+58.61
12	2022-02-24	4,288.70	4,294.73	4,144.65	150.08	+63.20
13	2020-03-10	2,882.23	2,882.59	2,734.00	148.59	+135.67
14	2022-01-26	4,349.93	4,453.23	4,304.80	148.43	−6.52
15	2020-03-19	2,409.39	2,466.97	2,319.78	147.19	+11.29
16	2020-03-02	3,090.23	3,090.96	2,945.19	145.77	+136.01
17	2021-12-01	4,513.04	4,652.94	4,510.27	142.67	−53.96
18	2022-11-30	4,080.11	4,080.11	3,938.58	141.53	+122.48
19	2022-05-18	3,923.68	4,510.27	3,911.91	140.07	−165.17
20	2020-03-26	2,630.07	2,637.01	2,500.72	136.29	+154.51

Largest daily percentage changes each year

Largest daily percentage gains each year Year Date Close % Change Weekday 2024* 2024-11-06 5,929.04 +2.53 Wednesday 2023 2023-01-06 3,895.08 +2.28 Friday 2022 2022-11-10 3,956.37 +5.54 Thursday 2021 2021-03-01 3,901.82 +2.38 Monday 2020 2020-03-24 2,447.33 +9.38 Tuesday 2019 2019-01-04 2,531.94 +3.43 Friday 2018 2018-12-26 2,467.70 +4.96 Wednesday 2017 2017-03-01 2,395.96 +1.37 Wednesday 2016 2016-01-29 1,940.24 +2.48 Friday 2015 2015-08-26 1,940.51 +3.90 Wednesday 2014 2014-12-18 2,061.23 +2.40 Thursday 2013 2013-01-02 1,462.42 +2.54 Wednesday 2012 2012-06-29 1,362.16 +2.49 Friday 2011 2011-08-09 1,172.53 +4.74 Tuesday 2010 2010-05-10 1,159.73 +4.40 Monday 2009 2009-03-23 822.92 +7.08 Monday 2008 2008-10-13 1,003.35 +11.58 Monday 2007 2007-09-18 1,519.78 +2.92 Tuesday 2006 2006-06-29 1,272.87 +2.16 Thursday 2005 2005-04-21 1,159.95 +1.97 Thursday 2004 2004-03-25 1,109.19 +1.64 Thursday 2003 2003-03-17 862.79 +3.54 Monday 2002 2002-07-24 843.43 +5.73 Wednesday 2001 2001-01-03 1,347.56 +5.01 Wednesday 2000 2000-03-16 1,458.47 +4.76 Thursday 1999 1999-10-28 1,342.44 +3.53 Thursday 1998 1998-09-08 1,023.46 +5.09 Tuesday 1997 1997-10-28 921.85 +5.12 Tuesday 1996 1996-12-19 745.76 +1.94 Thursday 1995 1995-05-31 533.40 +1.88 Wednesday 1994 1994-04-05 448.29 +2.13 Tuesday 1993 1993-03-08 454.71 +1.93 Monday 1992 1992-04-09 400.64 +1.56 Thursday 1991 1991-01-17 327.97 +3.73 Thursday 1990 1990-08-27 321.44 +3.19 Monday 1989 1989-10-16 342.85 +2.76 Monday 1988 1988-01-04 255.94 +3.59 Monday 1987 1987-10-21 258.38 +9.10 Wednesday 1986 1986-03-11 231.69 +2.26 Tuesday 1985 1985-01-21 175.23 +2.28 Monday 1984 1984-08-03 162.35 +2.76 Friday 1983 1983-07-20 169.29 +2.71 Wednesday 1982 1982-08-17 109.04 +4.76 Tuesday 1981 1981-03-12 133.19 +2.49 Thursday 1980 1980-04-22 103.43 +3.64 Tuesday 1979 1979-09-20 110.51 +2.06 Thursday 1978 1978-11-01 96.85 +3.97 Wednesday 1977 1977-11-10 94.71 +1.86 Thursday 1976 1976-01-05 92.58 +1.85 Monday 1975 1975-01-27 75.37 +3.27 Monday 1974 1974-10-09 67.82 +4.60 Wednesday 1973 1973-12-26 95.74 +3.06 Wednesday 1972 1972-09-27 109.66 +1.42 Wednesday 1971 1971-08-16 98.76 +3.21 Monday 1970 1970-05-27 72.77 +5.02 Wednesday 1969 1969-07-31 91.83 +2.11 Thursday 1968 1968-04-01 92.48 +2.53 Monday 1967 1967-06-06 90.23 +2.04 Tuesday 1966 1966-10-12 77.04 +2.84 Wednesday 1965 1965-06-30 84.12 +2.07 Wednesday 1964 1964-05-01 80.17 +0.89 Friday 1963 1963-11-26 72.38 +3.98 Tuesday 1962 1962-05-29 58.08 +4.65 Tuesday 1961 1961-04-17 68.68 +3.48 Monday 1960 1960-04-06 56.51 +2.06 Wednesday 1959 1959-02-19 55.50 +2.21 Thursday 1958 1958-11-26 51.90 +1.72 Wednesday 1957 1957-10-23 40.73 +4.49 Wednesday 1956 1956-09-14 47.21 +2.43 Friday 1955 1955-07-06 43.18 +3.57 Wednesday 1954 1954-12-17 35.92 +2.83 Friday 1953 1953-09-22 23.20 +1.40 Tuesday 1952 1952-05-02 23.56 +1.68 Friday 1951 1951-07-05 21.64 +1.93 Thursday 1950 1950-12-18 19.85 +2.69 Monday

Largest daily percentage losses each year Year Date Close % Change Weekday 2024* 2024-08-05 5,186.33 −3.00 Monday 2023 2023-02-21 3,997.34 −2.00 Tuesday 2022 2022-09-13 3,932.69 −4.32 Tuesday 2021 2021-01-27 3,750.77 −2.57 Wednesday 2020 2020-03-16 2,386.13 −11.98 Monday 2019 2019-08-05 2,844.74 −2.98 Monday 2018 2018-02-05 2,648.94 −4.10 Monday 2017 2017-05-17 2,357.03 −1.82 Wednesday 2016 2016-06-24 2,037.41 −3.59 Friday 2015 2015-08-24 1,893.21 −3.94 Monday 2014 2014-02-03 1,741.89 −2.28 Monday 2013 2013-06-20 1,588.19 −2.50 Thursday 2012 2012-06-01 1,278.04 −2.46 Friday 2011 2011-08-08 1,119.46 −6.66 Monday 2010 2010-05-20 1,071.59 −3.90 Thursday 2009 2009-01-20 805.22 −5.28 Tuesday 2008 2008-10-15 907.84 −9.03 Wednesday 2007 2007-02-27 1,399.04 −3.47 Tuesday 2006 2006-01-20 1,261.49 −1.83 Friday 2005 2005-04-15 1,142.62 −1.67 Friday 2004 2004-08-05 1,080.70 −1.63 Thursday 2003 2003-03-24 864.23 −3.52 Monday 2002 2002-09-03 878.02 −4.15 Tuesday 2001 2001-09-17 1,038.77 −4.92 Monday 2000 2000-04-14 1,356.56 -5.83 Friday 1999 1999-10-15 1,247.41 −2.81 Friday 1998 1998-08-31 957.28 −6.80 Monday 1997 1997-10-27 876.99 −6.87 Monday 1996 1996-03-08 633.50 −3.08 Friday 1995 1995-12-18 606.81 −1.55 Monday 1994 1994-02-04 469.81 −2.27 Friday 1993 1993-02-16 433.91 −2.40 Tuesday 1992 1992-04-07 398.06 −1.86 Tuesday 1991 1991-11-15 382.62 −3.66 Friday 1990 1990-08-06 334.43 −3.02 Monday 1989 1989-10-13 333.65 −6.12 Friday 1988 1988-01-08 243.40 −6.77 Friday 1987 1987-10-19 224.84 −20.47 Monday 1986 1986-09-11 235.18 −4.81 Thursday 1985 1985-07-29 189.60 −1.46 Monday 1984 1984-02-08 155.85 −1.82 Wednesday 1983 1983-01-24 139.97 −2.70 Monday 1982 1982-10-25 133.32 −3.97 Monday 1981 1981-08-24 125.50 −2.89 Monday 1980 1980-03-17 102.26 −3.01 Monday 1979 1979-10-09 106.63 −2.96 Tuesday 1978 1978-10-31 93.15 −2.01 Tuesday 1977 1977-07-27 98.64 −1.63 Wednesday 1976 1976-05-24 99.44 −1.80 Monday 1975 1975-03-24 81.42 −2.36 Monday 1974 1974-11-18 69.27 −3.67 Monday 1973 1973-11-19 100.71 −3.05 Monday 1972 1972-05-09 104.74 −1.32 Tuesday 1971 1971-06-18 98.97 −1.52 Friday 1970 1970-05-25 70.25 −2.77 Monday 1969 1969-07-28 90.21 −2.01 Monday 1968 1968-03-14 88.32 −1.90 Thursday 1967 1967-10-31 93.30 −1.57 Tuesday 1966 1966-08-29 74.53 −2.46 Monday 1965 1965-06-02 87.09 −1.84 Wednesday 1964 1964-08-04 81.96 −1.25 Tuesday 1963 1963-11-22 69.61 −2.81 Friday 1962 1962-05-28 55.50 −6.68 Monday 1961 1961-04-18 66.20 −3.61 Tuesday 1960 1960-09-19 53.86 −2.27 Monday 1959 1959-08-10 58.62 −2.09 Monday 1958 1958-11-25 51.02 −1.94 Tuesday 1957 1957-10-21 39.15 −2.93 Monday 1956 1956-09-13 46.09 −2.04 Thursday 1955 1955-09-26 42.61 −6.62 Monday 1954 1954-06-08 28.34 −2.24 Tuesday 1953 1953-02-09 25.69 −3.09 Monday 1952 1952-10-15 24.06 −1.72 Wednesday 1951 1951-10-22 22.75 −2.44 Monday 1950 1950-06-26 18.11 −5.38 Monday

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See also

• S&P 500
• List of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
• List of largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite
• List of largest daily changes in the Russell 2000