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The Dow Jones fell 588 points during a two-day period, 1,300 points from August 18–21. On Monday, August 24, world stock markets were down substantially, wiping out all gains made in 2015, with interlinked drops in commodities such as oil, which hit a six-year price low , copper, and most Asian currencies - with exception of the Japanese yen ...
The New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose 4.4% that day (from 71.42 to 74.56). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but ...
On 10 March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ Composite, and the S&P 500 all closed 4.9% up, [211] while Asia-Pacific stock markets closed up and European stock markets closed down. [ 212 ] [ 213 ] Oil prices rose by 10%, [ 214 ] while yields on 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury securities rose to 0.70% and 1.16% respectively. [ 215 ]
The FTSE 100 dropped over 1% at the open after data showed prices rising rapidly in the UK, and investors fearing the Bank of England could be forced to prematurely raise interest rates. Market ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up about 0.5%, or more than 150 points — its third-highest close ever. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) also finished the day up around 0.5%, notching its best close ...
The Dow reached its lowest level, 577.60 points, on December 6, 1974. [4] The effect was worse in the United Kingdom, particularly on the London Stock Exchange's FT 30, which lost 73% of its value during the crash. [5] From a rate of 5.1% real GDP growth in 1972, the UK went into recession in 1974, with GDP falling by 1.1%. [1]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to an all-time high during Wednesday's session, reaching as much as 35,632.94. This marked the Dow's first record since Aug. 16. A more than 2.5% jump in ...
Black Monday (also known as Black Tuesday in some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was the global, severe and largely unexpected [ 1] stock market crash on Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide losses were estimated at US$1.71 trillion. [ 2] The severity of the crash sparked fears of extended economic instability [ 3] or even a ...