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This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite from 1971.[1]

Largest percentage changes

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Largest daily percentage gains
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2001-01-03 2,616.69 +324.83 +14.17
2 2008-10-13 1,844.25 +194.74 +11.81
3 2000-12-05 2,889.80 +274.05 +10.48
4 2008-10-28 1,649.47 +143.57 +9.53
5 2020-03-13 7,874.88 +673.07 +9.35
6 2001-04-05 1,785.00 +146.20 +8.92
7 (tie) 2001-04-18 2,079.44 +156.22 +8.12
7 (tie) 2020-03-24 7,417.86 +557.18 +8.12
9 2000-05-30 3,459.48 +254.37 +7.94
10 2000-10-13 3,316.77 +242.09 +7.87
11 2000-10-19 3,418.60 +247.04 +7.79
12 2002-05-08 1,696.29 +122.47 +7.78
13 2000-12-22 2,517.02 +176.90 +7.56
14 (tie) 2022-11-10 11,114.15 +760.97 +7.35
14 (tie) 1987-10-21 351.90 +24.10 +7.35
16 2020-04-06 7,913.24 +540.15 +7.33
17 2000-04-18 3,793.57 +254.41 +7.19
18 2009-03-10 1,358.28 +89.64 +7.07
19 2009-03-23 1,555.77 +98.50 +6.76
20 2000-04-25 3,711.23 +228.75 +6.57
Largest daily percentage losses
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2020-03-16 6,904.59 −970.28 −12.32
2 1987-10-19 360.20 −46.10 −11.35
3 2000-04-14 3,321.29 −355.49 −9.67
4 2020-03-12 7,201.80 −750.25 −9.43
5 2008-09-29 1,983.73 −199.61 −9.14
6 1987-10-26 298.90 −29.60 −9.01
7 1987-10-20 327.80 −32.40 −9.00
8 2008-12-01 1,398.07 −137.50 −8.95
9 1998-08-31 1,499.25 −140.43 −8.56
10 2008-10-15 1,628.33 −150.68 −8.47
11 2000-04-03 4,223.68 −349.15 −7.64
12 2020-03-09 7,950.68 −624.94 −7.29
13 2001-01-02 2,291.86 −178.66 −7.23
14 2000-12-20 2,332.78 −178.93 −7.12
15 2000-04-12 3,769.63 −286.27 −7.06
16 1997-10-27 1,535.09 −115.83 −7.02
17 2011-08-08 2,357.69 −174.72 −6.90
18 2001-09-17 1,579.55 −115.83 −6.83
19 2008-11-19 1,386.42 −96.85 −6.53
20 2001-03-12 1,923.38 −129.40 −6.30

Largest point changes

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Largest daily point gains
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2022-11-10 11,114.15 +760.97 +7.35
2 2020-03-13 7,874.88 +673.07 +9.35
3 2020-03-24 7,417.86 +557.18 +8.12
4 2024-11-06 18,983.47 +544.29 +2.95
5 2020-04-06 7,913.24 +540.15 +7.33
6 2022-03-16 13,436.55 +487.93 +3.77
7 2022-11-30 11,468.00 +484.22 +4.41
8 2022-07-27 12,032.42 +469.85 +4.06
9 2022-01-31 14,239.88 +469.31 +3.41
10 2021-03-09 13,073.82 +464.66 +3.69
11 2024-08-08 16,660.82 +464.21 +2.87
12 2021-12-07 15,686.92 +461.76 +3.03
13 2024-02-22 16,041.62 +460.75 +2.96
14 2022-03-09 13,255.55 +459.99 +3.59
15 2022-02-24 13,473.59 +436.10 +3.34
16 2022-05-13 11,805.00 +434.04 +3.82
17 2020-11-04 11,590.78 +430.21 +3.85
18 2020-03-17 7,334.78 +430.19 +6.23
19 2022-01-28 13,770.57 +417.79 +3.13
20 2020-03-26 7,797.54 +413.24 +5.60
Largest daily point losses
Rank         Date     Close Net Change % Change
1 2020-03-16 6,904.59 −970.28 −12.32
2 2020-03-12 7,201.80 −750.25 −9.43
3 2024-07-24 17,342.41 −654.94 −3.64
4 2022-05-05 12,317.69 −647.16 −4.99
5 2022-09-13 11,633.57 −632.84 −5.16
6 2020-03-09 7,950.68 −624.94 −7.29
7 2020-09-03 11,458.10 −598.34 −4.96
8 2024-08-05 16,200.08 −576.08 −3.43
9 2022-05-18 11,418.15 −566.37 −4.73
10 2022-02-03 13,878.82 −538.73 −3.74
11 2022-04-29 12,334.64 −536.89 −4.17
12 2022-06-13 10,809.23 −530.80 −4.68
13 2020-06-11 9,492.73 −527.62 −5.27
14 2022-01-05 15,100.17 −522.54 −3.34
15 2022-05-09 11,623.25 −521.41 −4.29
16 2022-04-26 12,490.74 −514.11 −3.95
17 2024-07-16 17,996.45 −512.89 −2.77
18 2022-08-26 12,141.71 −497.56 −3.94
19 2022-03-07 12,930.06 −482.48 −3.62
20 2021-02-25 13,119.43 −478.54 −3.52

Largest intraday point swings

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This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1985.

Rank Date Close Day High Day Low Point Swing Net Change
1 2022-02-24 13,473.58 13,486.11 12,587.90 898.23 +436.09
2 2022-01-24 13,855.13 13,876.61 13,094.65 781.96 +86.21
3 2020-03-13 7,874.23 7,875.93 7,219.09 656.84 +672.43
4 2020-09-04 11,313.13 11,531.18 10,875.87 655.31 −144.97
5 2000-04-04 4,148.89 4,283.45 3,649.11 634.34 −74.79
6 2024-09-11 17,395.53 17,420.23 16,787.84 632.39 +369.65
7 2022-04-21 13,715.5 14,283 13.667.5 616.00 −276.50
8 2022-01-26 13,542.12 14,002.65 13,392.19 610.46 +2.82
9 2022-10-13 10,649.15 10,697.71 10,088.83 608.88 +232.05
10 2020-03-17 7,334.78 7,406.23 6,828.91 577.32 +430.19
11 2020-03-16 6,904.59 7,422.20 6,882.86 539.34 −970.28
12 2020-09-03 11,458.10 11,894.40 11,361.36 533.04 −598.34
13 2020-03-12 7,201.80 7,712.33 7,194.67 517.66 −750.25
14 2022-11-30 11,468.00 11,468.47 10,966.53 501.94 +484.22
15 2020-03-20 6,879.31 7,354.44 6,854.67 499.77 −271.27
16 2020-03-18 6,989.84 7,182.83 6,686.36 496.47 −344.94
17 2020-03-19 7,150.58 7,341.38 6,858.38 483.00 +160.73
18 2020-03-03 8,684.09 9,070.32 8,602.89 467.43 −268.07
19 2020-07-13 10,390.84 10,824.78 10,368.04 456.74 −226.60
20 2022-05-18 11,418.15 11,826.22 11,381.69 444.53 −566.37

Largest intraday percentage changes

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Largest intraday percentage gains

An intraday percentage gain is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday high of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.

Rank Date Previous
session's
close 		Following
session's
high 		Intraday
percentage
gain 		Closing
percentage
change
1 2001-01-03 2,291.86 2,618.03 +14.23% +14.17%
2 2008-10-13 1,649.51 1,844.25 +11.81% +11.81%
3 2001-04-18 1,923.22 2,129.31 +10.72% +8.12%
4 2000-12-05 2,615.75 2,889.80 +10.48% +10.48%
5 2008-10-28 1,505.90 1,649.47 +9.53% +9.53%
6 2020-03-13 7,201.80 7,875.93 +9.36% +9.35%
7 2001-04-05 1,638.80 1,785.73 +8.97% +8.92%
8 2020-03-24 6,860.57 7,418.37 +8.13% +8.12%
9 2000-05-30 3,205.11 3,460.24 +7.96% +7.94%
10 2000-10-19 3,171.56 3,423.45 +7.94% +7.79%
11 2000-10-13 3,074.68 3,316.97 +7.88% +7.87%
12 2002-05-08 1,573.82 1,696.35 +7.79% +7.78%
13 2020-04-06 7,373.08 7,938.33 +7.67% +7.33%
14 2000-12-22 2,340.12 2,517.93 +7.60% +7.56%
15 1987-10-21 327.80 352.30 +7.47% +7.35%
16 2020-03-17 6,904.59 7,406.23 +7.27% +6.23%
17 2000-04-18 3,539.16 3,794.97 +7.23% +7.19%
18 2009-03-10 1,268.64 1,358.28 +7.07% +7.07%
19 2001-04-10 1,745.71 1,868.10 +7.01% +6.09%
20 2008-11-24 1,384.35 1,480.41 +6.94% +6.33%
Largest intraday percentage drops

An intraday percentage drop is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday low of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.

Rank Date Previous
session's
close 		Following
session's
low 		Intraday
percentage
drop 		Closing
percentage
change
1 2000-04-04 4,223.68 3,649.11 −13.60% −1.77%
2 2020-03-16 7,874.88 6,882.86 −12.60% −12.32%
3 1987-10-19 406.30 360.20 −11.35% −11.35%
4 2000-04-14 3,676.78 3,265.98 −11.17% −9.67%
5 2020-03-12 7,952.05 7,194.67 −9.52% −9.43%
6 1987-10-20 360.20 326.60 −9.33% −9.00%
7 2008-09-29 2,183.34 1,983.73 −9.14% −9.14%
8 (tie) 1987-10-26 328.50 298.90 −9.01% −9.01%
8 (tie) 2010-05-06 2,402.29 2,185.75 −9.01% −3.44%
10 2008-12-01 1,535.57 1,398.07 −8.95% −8.95%
11 2020-03-18 7,334.78 6,686.36 −8.84% −4.70%
12 2015-08-24 4,706.04 4,292.14 −8.80% −3.82%
13 2008-10-06 1,947.39 1,777.02 −8.75% −4.34%
14 1998-08-31 1,639.68 1,498.73 −8.60% −8.56%
15 2008-10-15 1,779.01 1,628.33 −8.47% −8.47%
16 2000-04-03 4,572.83 4,193.10 −8.30% −7.64%
17 2000-04-24 3,643.88 3,345.25 −8.20% −4.43%
18 2001-01-02 2,470.52 2,273.07 −7.99% −7.23%
19 2000-12-20 2,511.71 2,312.51 −7.93% −7.12%
20 2020-03-09 8,575.62 7,943.16 −7.38% −7.29%

Largest intraday percentage turnovers

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Largest intraday percentage drops that closed positive

These are the largest intraday percentage drops that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.

Rank Date Previous
session's
close 		Following
session's
low 		Intraday
percentage
drop 		Closing
percentage
change
1 2008-10-10 1,645.12 1,542.45 −6.24% +0.27%
2 2022-01-24 13,768.92 13,094.65 −4.90% +0.63%
3 2008-11-13 1,499.21 1,428.54 −4.71% +6.50%
4 2000-10-26 3,229.57 3,081.36 −4.59% +1.32%
5 1997-10-28 1,535.09 1,465.84 −4.51% +4.25%
6 2002-07-15 1,373.50 1,315.30 −4.24% +0.66%
7 2001-02-23 2,244.96 2,156.29 −3.95% +0.78%
8 2008-01-23 2,292.27 2,202.54 −3.92% +1.05%
9 (tie) 2000-05-24 3,164.55 3,042.66 −3.85% +3.35%
9 (tie) 2008-10-16 1,628.33 1,565.72 −3.85% +5.49%
11 2001-03-01 2,151.83 2,071.03 −3.76% +1.47%
12 2000-08-03 3,658.46 3,521.14 −3.75% +2.77%
13 2000-01-31 3,887.07 3,748.03 −3.58% +1.37%
14 2020-02-28 8,566.48 8,264.16 −3.53% +0.01%
15 2008-11-18 1,482.05 1,429.92 −3.52% +0.08%
16 2022-02-24 13,037.49 12,587.88 −3.45% +3.34%
17 2002-06-14 1,496.86 1,445.44 −3.44% +0.53%
18 2002-06-26 1,423.99 1,375.53 −3.40% +0.38%
19 2000-04-05 4,148.89 4,009.09 −3.37% +0.49%
20 2018-12-27 6,554.35 6,336.97 −3.32% +0.38%
Largest intraday percentage gains that closed negative

These are the largest intraday percentage gains that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.

Rank Date Previous
session's
close 		Following
session's
high 		Intraday
percentage
gain 		Closing
percentage
change
1 2000-04-13 3,769.63 3,914.68 +3.85% −2.46%
2 2008-10-17 1,717.71 1,782.58 +3.78% −0.37%
3 2015-08-25 4,526.25 4,689.54 +3.61% −0.44%
4 2008-10-03 1,976.72 2,046.81 +3.55% −1.48%
5 2020-03-25 7,417.86 7,671.21 +3.42% −0.45%
6 2000-11-27 2,904.38 2,998.75 +3.25% −0.82%
7 (tie) 2000-05-25 3,270.61 3,367.71 +2.97% −2.00%
7 (tie) 2001-03-15 1,972.09 2,030.73 +2.97% −1.59%
9 2008-10-08 1,754.88 1,806.89 +2.96% −0.83%
10 2020-04-07 7,913.24 8,146.43 +2.95% −0.33%
11 2008-10-14 1,844.25 1,896.95 +2.86% −3.54%
12 2020-03-20 7,150.58 7,354.44 +2.85% −3.79%
13 2001-11-08 1,837.53 1,888.39 +2.77% −0.53%
14 (tie) 2000-12-18 2,653.27 2,726.20 +2.75% −1.08%
14 (tie) 2000-12-19 2,624.52 2,696.61 +2.75% −4.30%
16 2008-10-09 1,740.33 1,787.41 +2.71% −5.47%
17 (tie) 1987-10-27 298.90 306.90 +2.68% −0.87%
17 (tie) 1998-10-06 1,536.69 1,577.87 +2.68% −1.68%
19 2001-02-13 2,489.66 2,554.65 +2.61% −2.49%
20 2000-10-12 3,168.49 3,249.11 +2.54% −2.96%

Largest daily percentage changes per year

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Largest daily percentage gains per year
Year Date Close % Change Weekday
2024* 2024-02-22 16,041.62 +2.96 Thursday
2023 2023-01-06 10,569.29 +2.56 Friday
2022 2022-11-10 11,114.15 +7.35 Thursday
2021 2021-03-09 13,073.82 +3.69 Tuesday
2020 2020-03-13 7,874.88 +9.35 Friday
2019 2019-01-04 6,738.86 +4.26 Friday
2018 2018-12-26 6,554.35 +5.84 Wednesday
2017 2017-10-27 6,701.26 +2.20 Friday
2016 2016-03-01 4,689.60 +2.89 Tuesday
2015 2015-08-26 4,697.54 +4.24 Wednesday
2014 2014-10-21 4,419.48 +2.40 Tuesday
2013 2013-01-02 3,112.26 +3.07 Wednesday
2012 2012-06-29 2,935.05 +3.00 Friday
2011 2011-08-09 2,482.52 +5.29 Tuesday
2010 2010-05-10 2,374.67 +4.81 Monday
2009 2009-03-10 1,358.28 +7.07 Tuesday
2008 2008-10-13 1,844.25 +11.81 Monday
2007 2007-11-13 2,673.65 +3.46 Tuesday
2006 2006-06-29 2,174.38 +2.96 Thursday
2005 2005-04-21 1,962.41 +2.54 Thursday
2004 2004-03-25 1,967.17 +3.02 Thursday
2003 2003-03-13 1,340.77 +4.81 Thursday
2002 2002-05-08 1,696.29 +7.78 Wednesday
2001 2001-01-03 2,616.69 +14.17 Wednesday
2000 2000-12-05 2,889.80 +10.48 Tuesday
1999 1999-06-16 2,517.83 +4.27 Wednesday
1998 1998-09-08 1,660.86 +6.02 Tuesday
1997 1997-10-28 1,600.34 +4.25 Tuesday
1996 1996-07-17 1,086.65 +3.15 Thursday
1995 1995-12-19 1,026.41 +2.38 Tuesday
1994 1994-04-05 750.95 +3.24 Tuesday
1993 1993-05-04 678.16 +1.72 Tuesday
1992 1992-01-22 620.68 +2.61 Wednesday
1991 1991-08-21 517.97 +3.17 Wednesday
1990 1990-08-27 381.27 +3.79 Monday
1989 1989-10-19 470.80 +1.62 Thursday
1988 1988-01-04 338.48 +2.42 Monday
1987 1987-10-21 351.86 +7.34 Wednesday
1986 1986-04-16 387.64 +1.55 Wednesday
1985 1985-05-10 287.46 +1.48 Friday
1984 1984-08-03 246.24 +3.09 Friday
1983 1983-07-20 316.76 +1.80 Wednesday
1982 1982-11-03 222.77 +2.35 Tuesday
1981 1981-09-29 178.51 +1.99 Tuesday
1980 1980-03-28 129.25 +4.16 Friday
1979 1979-11-26 141.95 +1.50 Monday
1978 1978-11-01 114.65 +3.18 Wednesday
1977 1977-11-10 99.98 +1.30 Thursday
1976 1976-01-06 80.27 +1.92 Tuesday
1975 1975-01-27 67.04 +2.54 Monday
1974 1974-10-10 59.13 +2.71 Thursday
1973 1973-05-24 104.27 +2.14 Thursday
1972 1972-12-29 133.73 +1.36 Thursday
1971 1971-08-16 107.86 +2.30 Monday
Largest daily percentage losses per year
Year Date Close % Change Weekday
2024* 2024-07-24 17,342.41 −3.64 Wednesday
2023 2023-02-21 11,492.30 −2.50 Monday
2022 2022-09-13 11,633.57 −5.16 Tuesday
2021 2021-02-25 13,119.43 −3.52 Thursday
2020 2020-03-16 6,904.59 −12.32 Monday
2019 2019-08-05 7,726.04 −3.47 Monday
2018 2018-10-24 7,108.40 −4.43 Wednesday
2017 2017-05-17 6,011.24 −2.57 Wednesday
2016 2016-06-24 4,707.98 −4.12 Friday
2015 2015-08-24 4,526.25 −3.82 Monday
2014 2014-04-10 4,054.11 −3.10 Thursday
2013 2013-04-15 3,216.49 −2.38 Monday
2012 2012-06-01 2,747.48 −2.82 Friday
2011 2011-08-08 2,357.69 −6.90 Monday
2010 2010-05-20 2,204.01 −4.11 Thursday
2009 2009-01-20 1,440.86 −5.78 Tuesday
2008 2008-09-29 1,983.73 −9.14 Monday
2007 2007-02-27 2,407.86 −3.86 Tuesday
2006 2006-01-20 2,247.70 −2.35 Friday
2005 2005-01-04 2,107.86 −2.06 Tuesday
2004 2004-02-04 2,014.14 −2.52 Wednesday
2003 2003-03-24 1,369.78 −3.66 Monday
2002 2002-07-23 1,229.05 −4.18 Tuesday
2001 2001-01-02 2,291.86 −7.23 Tuesday
2000 2000-04-14 3,321.29 -9.67 Friday
1999 1999-04-19 2,345.61 −5.57 Monday
1998 1998-08-31 1,499.25 −8.56 Monday
1997 1997-10-27 1,535.09 −7.02 Monday
1996 1996-07-15 1,060.19 −3.92 Monday
1995 1995-07-19 952.83 −3.61 Wednesday
1994 1994-02-04 777.28 −2.57 Friday
1993 1993-02-16 665.39 −3.64 Tuesday
1992 1992-04-20 577.20 −2.47 Monday
1991 1991-11-15 531.29 −4.24 Friday
1990 1990-08-06 400.04 −4.17 Monday
1989 1989-10-13 467.29 −3.09 Friday
1988 1988-01-08 338.47 −3.20 Friday
1987 1987-10-19 360.20 −11.35 Monday
1986 1986-09-11 353.34 −3.67 Thursday
1985 1985-09-17 281.07 −1.51 Tuesday
1984 1984-02-06 258.64 −2.03 Monday
1983 1983-01-24 236.73 −2.97 Monday
1982 1982-12-15 225.69 −2.44 Wednesday
1981 1981-01-07 197.35 −3.29 Wednesday
1980 1980-03-27 124.09 −6.15 Thursday
1979 1979-10-10 139.31 −4.06 Wednesday
1978 1978-10-20 123.82 −2.67 Friday
1977 1977-10-12 99.83 −1.38 Wednesday
1976 1976-03-15 89.72 −1.40 Monday
1975 1975-12-03 75.67 −2.15 Wednesday
1974 1974-11-18 62.09 −3.60 Monday
1973 1973-11-26 94.13 −3.26 Monday
1972 1972-05-09 125.78 −2.21 Tuesday
1971 1971-06-21 106.50 −1.54 Monday
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ NASDAQ Composite Historical Prices
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