Originally Posted by
cfii2007
Any idea how much the stock market tanked following 9/11?
Here are the Five Biggest One Day Point Losses for the DJIA:
1. 9/17/2001 -> -684.81 (first full day of trading after 9/11)
2. 4/14/2000 -> -617.78 (the Dot Com bubble is popping)
3. 10/27/1997 -> -554.26 (Asian stock market crisis)
4. 8/31/1998 -> -512.61 (LTCM Crisis)
5. 10/19/1987 -> -508.00 (Stock Market Crash of 1987)