S&P 500 Historical Data

The S&P (Standard & Poor's) 500 is an index that includes 500 of the largest and most influential companies in the United States. The S&P 500 is considered by most to be the closest indicator (in terms of market indexes) of the US economy, due to the fact that all different types of companies are included.


Microsoft and Pepsi are just a few of the companies that are included in the S&P 500.

Data Updated At The Beginning of Every Month

Note: S&P 500 data goes back to January of 1950

Note 2: Click Here To Find The S&P 500 Closing Price On Any Day From 1950 Until Present

Five Largest One Day Point Gains: 1. 2008-10-13 +104.13 points 2. 2008-10-28 +91.59 points 3. 2000-03-16 +66.33 points 4. 2001-01-03 +64.29 points 5. 2008-09-30 +59.94 points Five Largest One Day Point Losses: 1. 2008-09-29 -106.85 points 2. 2008-10-15 -90.17 points 3. 2000-04-14 -83.95 points 4. 2008-12-01 -80.03 points 5. 2008-10-09 -75.02 points

Five Largest One Day Percentage Gains: 1. 2008-10-13 +11.58% 2. 2008-10-28 +10.79% 3. 1987-10-21 +9.10% 4. 2009-03-23 +7.08% 5. 2008-11-13 +6.92% Five Largest One Day Percentage Losses: 1. 1987-10-19 -20.47% 2. 2008-10-15 -9.03% 3. 2008-12-01 -8.93% 4. 2008-09-29 -8.81% 5. 1987-10-26 -8.28%

Note: Yearly Data Since 1929

Five Best One Year Performances (in points) 1998, +258.80 points 1999, +240.02 points 2003, +232.10 points 1997, +229.69 points 2009, +211.85 points Five Best One Year Performances (in %) 1954, +45.02% 1958, +38.06% 1995, +34.11% 1975, +31.55% 1997, +31.01% Five Worst One Year Performances (in points) 2008, -565.11 points 2002, -268.26 points 2001, -172.20 points 2000, -148.97 points 1974, -28.99 points Five Worst One Year Performances (in %) 2008, -38.49% 1974, -29.72% 2002, -23.37% 1973, -17.37% 1957, -14.31%

Five Best Single Month Performances (in points) 2000-03, +132.16 points 2001-04, +89.13 points 2000-08, +86.85 points 1998-10, +81.66 points 1999-12, +80.34 points Five Best Single Month Performances (in %) 1974-10, +16.30% 1987-01, +13.18% 1975-01, +12.28% 1976-01, +11.83% 1982-08, +11.60% Five Worst Single Month Performances (in points) 2008-10, -197.61 points 1998-08, -163.39 points 2001-02, -126.07 points 2008-06, -120.38 points 2008-09, -116.47 points Five Worst Single Month Performances (in %) 1987-10, -21.76% 2008-10, -16.94% 1998-08, -14.58% 1974-09, -11.93% 1973-11, -11.39%

Five Best Single Week Performances (in points) Week of 2000-05-30, +99.24 points Week of 2008-11-24, +96.21 points Week of 2008-10-27, +91.98 points Week of 2000-04-17, +77.98 points Week of 1999-06-28, +75.91 points Five Best Single Week Performances (in %) Week of 1974-10-07, +14.12% Week of 2008-11-24, +12.03% Week of 2009-03-09, +10.71% Week of 2008-10-27, +10.49% Week of 1982-08-16, +8.83% Five Worst Single Week Performances (in points) Week of 2008-10-06, -200.01 points Week of 2000-04-10, -159.79 points Week of 2001-09-10, -119.98 points Week of 2008-09-29, -114.04 points Week of 1999-10-11, -88.61 points Five Worst Single Week Performances (in %) Week of 2008-10-06, -18.20% Week of 1987-10-19, -12.20% Week of 2001-09-10, -11.05% Week of 2000-04-10, -10.54% Week of 2008-09-29, -9.40%

Average Monthly Performance Since 1971 Return in January has been 1% Return in February has been -0.3% Return in March has been 1.09% Return in April has been 1.51% Return in May has been 0.41% Return in June has been 0.03% Return in July has been 0.9% Return in August has been 0.13% Return in September has been -0.62% Return in October has been 0.56% Return in November has been 1.59% Return in December has been 1.65%

Highest Volume Day Ever: 2008-10-10, 11,456,230,400 shares traded ----- Lowest Volume Day Ever: (Since late 1984) 1951-12-24, 680,000 shares traded ----- Largest One-Day Swing (in points) 2000-04-04, 110.04 points (difference between High and Low of day)

S&P 500 Landmarks The S&P 500 first hit 250 points on 1986-06-25 The S&P 500 first hit 500 points on 1995-03-24 The S&P 500 first hit 750 points on 1996-11-25 The S&P 500 first hit 1,000 points on 1998-02-02 The S&P 500 first hit 1,250 points on 1999-01-06 The S&P 500 first hit 1,500 points on 2000-03-22 The S&P 500 last traded at 1150.24 Graph of SPY (S&P 500 Tracking Stock)