Dow’s biggest one-day gains
Bill Sullivan
November 21, 2008
Friday’s 494.13-point point surge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average represented the fifth-largest one-day gain in the history of the index.
Five of the top seven best days ever for the Dow have occurred within the last two months.
Here’s a list of the top one-day Dow jumps of all time:
| Date |
Close |
Increase |
Percent |
| 10/13/2008 |
9387.61 |
936.42 |
11.08 |
| 10/28/2008 |
9065.12 |
889.35 |
10.88 |
| 11/13/2008 |
8835.25 |
552.59 |
6.67 |
| 03/16/2000 |
10630.60 |
499.19 |
4.93 |
| 11/21/2008 |
8046.42 |
494.13 |
6.54 |
| 07/24/2002 |
8192.29 |
488.95 |
6.35 |
| 9/30/2008 |
10850.66 |
485.21 |
4.68 |
| 07/29/2002 |
8711.88 |
447.49 |
5.41 |
| 03/18/2008 |
12392.66 |
420.41 |
3.51 |
| 03/11/2008 |
12156.81 |
416.66 |
3.55 |
Source: Wall Street Journal
Biggest Dow Gains | Dow Jones Industrial average
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