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Biggest Dow Percentage Losses

Bill Sullivan
October 15, 2008

Wednesday’s 733.08-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average wasn’t just the second-largest point decline of all time; it also represented the ninth-biggest percentage drop in the history of the index.

Here’s a list of the 10 worst days for the Dow in terms of percentage loss:

 

Date Close Decrease Percent
10/19/1987 1738.74 508.00 22.61
10/28/1929 260.00 38.33 12.83
10/29/1929 230.07 30.57 11.73
11/06/1929 232.13 25.55 9.92
12/18/1899 58.27 5.57 8.72
08/12/1932 63.11 5.79 8.40
03/14/1907 76.23 6.89 8.29
10/26/1987 1793.93 156.83 8.04
10/15/2008 8577.91 733.08 7.87
07/21/1933 88.71 7.55 7.84

Source: Wall Street Journal

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