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

Last updated July 24, 2025

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 was not until 1957 that the stock market index was formally recognized: therefore, some of the following records may not be known by sources.^[1]

Largest daily percentage gains^[2]
Rank	Date	Close	Change
Rank	Date	Close	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
8	2025-04-09	5,456.90	+474.13	+9.52
10	2020-03-24	2,447.33	+209.93	+9.38
11	2020-03-13	2,711.02	+230.38	+9.29
12	1987-10-21	258.38	+21.55	+9.10
13	1929-11-14	19.24	+1.58	+8.95
14	1932-08-03	6.39	+0.52	+8.86
15	1931-10-08	10.62	+0.84	+8.59
16	1932-02-13	8.80	+0.68	+8.37
17	1931-12-18	8.36	+0.64	+8.29
18	1932-02-11	8.12	+0.62	+8.27
19	1933-07-24	10.50	+0.79	+8.14
20	1932-06-10	4.92	+0.35	+7.66

Largest daily percentage losses^[2]
Rank	Date	Close	Change
Rank	Date	Close	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 the previous trading day's close and the close of the given trading day in terms of points.^[3]

Largest daily point gains^[2]
Rank	Date	Close	Change
Rank	Date	Close	Net	%
1	2025-04-09	5,456.90	+474.13	+9.52
2	2020-03-13	2,711.02	+230.38	+9.29
3	2020-03-24	2,447.33	+209.93	+9.38
4	2022-11-10	3,955.94	+207.80	+5.54
5	2025-05-12	5,844.19	+184.28	+3.26
6	2020-04-06	2,663.68	+175.03	+7.03
7	2020-03-26	2,630.07	+154.51	+6.24
8	2024-11-06	5,929.04	+146.28	+2.53
9	2020-03-17	2,529.19	+143.06	+6.00
10	2020-03-02	3,090.23	+136.01	+4.60
11	2020-03-10	2,882.23	+135.67	+4.94
12	2025-04-22	5,287.76	+129.56	+2.51
13	2020-03-04	3,130.12	+126.75	+4.22
14	2022-05-04	4,300.16	+124.69	+2.99
15	2022-11-30	4,080.11	+122.48	+3.09
16	2024-08-08	5,319.31	+119.81	+2.30
17	2025-05-27	5,921.54	+118.72	+2.05
18	2025-03-14	5,638.94	+117.42	+2.13
19	2018-12-26	2,467.70	+116.60	+4.96
20	2022-06-24	3,911.74	+116.01	+3.06

Largest daily point losses^[2]
Rank	Date	Close	Change
Rank	Date	Close	Net	%
1	2020-03-16	2,386.13	−324.89	−11.98
2	2025-04-04	5,074.08	−322.44	−5.97
3	2025-04-03	5,396.52	−274.45	−4.84
4	2020-03-12	2,480.64	−260.74	−9.51
5	2020-03-09	2,746.56	−225.81	−7.60
6	2025-04-10	5,268.05	−188.85	−3.46
7	2020-06-11	3,002.10	−188.04	−5.89
8	2024-12-18	5,872.16	−178.45	−2.95
9	2022-09-13	3,932.69	−177.72	−4.32
10	2022-05-18	3,923.68	−165.17	−4.04
11	2024-08-05	5,186.33	−160.23	−3.00
12	2025-03-10	5,614.56	−155.64	−2.70
13	2022-04-29	4,131.93	−155.57	−3.63
14	2022-05-05	4,146.87	−153.30	−3.56
15	2022-06-13	3,749.63	−151.23	−3.88
16	2022-08-26	4,057.66	−141.46	−3.38
17	2020-03-11	2,741.38	−140.85	−4.89
18	2020-02-27	2,978.76	−137.63	−4.42
19	2022-05-09	3,991.24	−132.10	−3.20
20	2020-03-18	2,398.10	−131.09	−5.18

Largest intraday point swings

Largest intraday point swings since 1967
Rank	Date	Close	Day high	Day low	Point swing	Net change
1	2025-04-09	5,456.90	5,481.34	4,948.43	532.91	+474.13
2	2025-04-07	5,062.25	5,246.57	4,835.04	411.53	−11.83
3	2025-04-08	4,982.77	5,267.47	4,910.42	357.05	−79.48
4	2025-04-10	5,268.05	5,353.15	5,115.27	237.88	−188.85
5	2025-04-04	5,074.08	5,292.14	5,069.90	222.24	−322.44
6	2020-03-13	2,711.02	2,711.33	2,492.37	218.96	+230.38
7	2024-12-18	5,872.17	6,070.67	5,867.79	202.88	−178.45
8	2022-01-24	4,410.13	4,417.35	4,222.62	194.73	+12.19
9	2022-10-13	3,669.91	3,685.41	3,491.58	193.83	+92.88
10	2020-03-17	2,529.19	2,553.93	2,367.04	186.89	+143.06
11	2020-03-12	2,480.64	2,660.95	2,478.86	182.09	−260.74
12	2020-03-16	2,386.13	2,562.98	2,380.94	182.04	−324.89
13	2025-03-03	5,849.72	5,986.09	5,810.91	175.18	−104.78
14	2020-03-18	2,398.10	2,453.57	2,280.52	173.05	−131.09
15	2020-03-25	2,475.56	2,571.42	2,407.53	163.89	+28.23
16	2025-04-11	5,363.36	5,381.46	5,220.77	160.69	+95.31
17	2020-03-03	3,003.37	3,136.72	2,976.63	160.09	−86.86
18	2020-03-20	2,304.92	2,453.01	2,295.56	157.45	−104.34
19	2024-09-11	5,554.13	5,560.41	5,406.96	153.45	+58.61
20	2022-02-24	4,288.70	4,294.73	4,144.65	150.08	+63.20

Largest daily percentage changes each year

Largest daily percentage gains each year
Year	Date	Close	% Change	Weekday
2025*	2025-04-09	5,456.90	+9.52	Wednesday
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
2025*	2025-04-04	5,074.08	−5.97	Friday
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

* Year has not yet ended.

References

↑ "The Dow and the S&P 500: Where It All Began". us.spindices.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Sizzlers and Fizzlers". us.spindices.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
↑ S&P 500 Index Historical Prices

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[1] "The Dow and the S&P 500: Where It All Began". us.spindices.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[Spindices-2] 1 2 3 4 "Sizzlers and Fizzlers". us.spindices.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[3] S&P 500 Index Historical Prices

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