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.
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. [1]
Largest daily percentage gains [2]
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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. [3]
Largest daily point gains [2]
| Largest daily point losses [2]
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This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1967.
Rank | Date | Close | Day High | Day Low | Point Swing | Net Change |
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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 | 2022-02-24 | 4,288.70 | 4,294.73 | 4,144.65 | 150.08 | +63.20 |
12 | 2020-03-10 | 2,882.23 | 2,882.59 | 2,734.00 | 148.59 | +135.67 |
13 | 2022-01-26 | 4,349.93 | 4,453.23 | 4,304.80 | 148.43 | −6.52 |
14 | 2020-03-19 | 2,409.39 | 2,466.97 | 2,319.78 | 147.19 | +11.29 |
15 | 2020-03-02 | 3,090.23 | 3,090.96 | 2,945.19 | 145.77 | +136.01 |
16 | 2021-12-01 | 4,513.04 | 4,652.94 | 4,510.27 | 142.67 | −53.96 |
17 | 2022-05-18 | 3,923.68 | 4,510.27 | 3,911.91 | 140.07 | −165.17 |
18 | 2020-03-26 | 2,630.07 | 2,637.01 | 2,500.72 | 136.29 | +154.51 |
19 | 2020-03-09 | 2,746.56 | 2,863.89 | 2,734.43 | 129.46 | −225.81 |
20 | 2022-04-21 | 4,393.66 | 4,512.94 | 4,384.47 | 128.47 | −65.79 |
Largest daily percentage gains each year
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* Year has not yet ended.
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