This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite from 1971. [1]
Largest daily percentage gains
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Largest daily point gains
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This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1985.
Rank | Date | Close | Day High | Day Low | Point Swing | Net Change |
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1 | 2022-02-24 | 13,473.58 | 13,486.11 | 12,587.90 | 898.23 | +436.09 |
2 | 2022-01-24 | 13,855.13 | 13,876.61 | 13,094.65 | 781.96 | +86.21 |
3 | 2020-03-13 | 7,874.23 | 7,875.93 | 7,219.09 | 656.84 | +672.43 |
4 | 2020-09-04 | 11,313.13 | 11,531.18 | 10,875.87 | 655.31 | −144.97 |
5 | 2000-04-04 | 4,148.89 | 4,283.45 | 3,649.11 | 634.34 | −74.79 |
6 | 2022-04-21 | 13,715.5 | 14,283 | 13.667.5 | 616.00 | −276.50 |
7 | 2022-01-26 | 13,542.12 | 14,002.65 | 13,392.19 | 610.46 | +2.82 |
8 | 2022-10-13 | 10,649.15 | 10,697.71 | 10,088.83 | 608.88 | +232.05 |
9 | 2020-03-17 | 7,334.78 | 7,406.23 | 6,828.91 | 577.32 | +430.19 |
10 | 2020-03-16 | 6,904.59 | 7,422.20 | 6,882.86 | 539.34 | −970.28 |
11 | 2020-09-03 | 11,458.10 | 11,894.40 | 11,361.36 | 533.04 | −598.34 |
12 | 2020-03-12 | 7,201.80 | 7,712.33 | 7,194.67 | 517.66 | −750.25 |
13 | 2020-03-20 | 6,879.31 | 7,354.44 | 6,854.67 | 499.77 | −271.27 |
14 | 2020-03-18 | 6,989.84 | 7,182.83 | 6,686.36 | 496.47 | −344.94 |
15 | 2020-03-19 | 7,150.58 | 7,341.38 | 6,858.38 | 483.00 | +160.73 |
16 | 2020-03-03 | 8,684.09 | 9,070.32 | 8,602.89 | 467.43 | −268.07 |
17 | 2020-07-13 | 10,390.84 | 10,824.78 | 10,368.04 | 456.74 | −226.60 |
18 | 2022-05-18 | 11,418.15 | 11,826.22 | 11,381.69 | 444.53 | −566.37 |
19 | 2020-09-10 | 10,919.59 | 11,299.53 | 10,875.02 | 424.51 | −221.97 |
20 | 2020-03-10 | 8,344.25 | 8,347.40 | 7,930.43 | 416.97 | +393.58 |
Largest intraday percentage gains An intraday percentage gain is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday high of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.
| Largest intraday percentage drops An intraday percentage drop is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday low of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.
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Largest intraday percentage drops that closed positive These are the largest intraday percentage drops that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.
| Largest intraday percentage gains that closed negative These are the largest intraday percentage gains that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.
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Largest daily percentage gains per year
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