Points   Percentage
Largest Nasdaq Down Days: Percentage
February 8, 1971 to April 29, 2005

  
  

Rank

 

Day

Date

Close

Change

%

1

 

Monday

October 19, 1987

360.21

-46.12

-11.35%

2

 

Friday

April 14, 2000

3,321.29

-355.49

-9.67%

3

 

Tuesday

October 20, 1987

327.79

-32.42

-9.00%

4

 

Monday

October 26, 1987

298.90

-29.55

-9.00%

5

 

Monday

August 31, 1998

1,499.25

-140.43

-8.56%

6

 

Monday

April 3, 2000

4,223.68

-349.15

-7.64%

7

 

Tuesday

January 2, 2001

2,291.86

-178.66

-7.23%

8

 

Wednesday

December 20, 2000

2,332.78

-178.93

-7.12%

9

 

Wednesday

April 12, 2000

3,769.63

-286.27

-7.06%

10

 

Monday

October 27, 1997

1,535.09

-115.83

-7.02%

11

 

Monday

September 17, 2001

1,579.55

-115.83

-6.83%

12

 

Monday

March 12, 2001

1,923.38

-129.40

-6.30%

13

 

Friday

January 5, 2001

2,407.65

-159.18

-6.20%

14

 

Tuesday

April 3, 2001

1,673.00

-109.97

-6.17%

15

 

Thursday

March 27, 1980

124.09

-8.13

-6.15%

16

 

Wednesday

March 28, 2001

1,854.13

-118.13

-5.99%

17

 

Tuesday

May 23, 2000

3,164.55

-199.66

-5.93%

18

 

Monday

April 10, 2000

4,188.20

-258.25

-5.81%

19

 

Wednesday

May 10, 2000

3,384.73

-200.28

-5.59%

20

 

Monday

April 19, 1999

2,345.61

-138.43

-5.57%

Orange = most recent entry

Notes:
7 of the top 20 Nasdaq down days (percentage) occurred in 2000.
9 of the top 20 Nasdaq down days (percentage) were Mondays.
3 of the top 20 Nasdaq down days (percentage) occurred in October 1987.