Points Percentage |
Largest Nasdaq Down Months:
Percentage February 1971 to February 2005 |
|
Rank |
Month Ending Date |
Close |
Change |
% |
|
1 |
October 30, 1987 |
323.30 |
-120.99 |
-27.23% |
|
2 |
November 30, 2000 |
2,597.93 |
-771.70 |
-22.90% |
|
3 |
February 28, 2001 |
2,151.83 |
-620.90 |
-22.39% |
|
4 |
August 31, 1998 |
1,499.25 |
-373.14 |
-19.93% |
|
5 |
March 31, 1980 |
131.00 |
-27.03 |
-17.10% |
|
6 |
September 28, 2001 |
1,498.80 |
-306.63 |
-16.98% |
|
7 |
October 31, 1978 |
111.12 |
-21.77 |
-16.38% |
|
8 |
April 28, 2000 |
3,860.66 |
-712.17 |
-15.57% |
|
9 |
November 30, 1973 |
93.51 |
-16.66 |
-15.12% |
|
10 |
March 30, 2001 |
1,840.26 |
-311.57 |
-14.48% |
|
11 |
August 31, 1990 |
381.21 |
-57.03 |
-13.01% |
|
12 |
August 31, 2001 |
1,805.43 |
-262.95 |
-12.71% |
|
13 |
September 29, 2000 |
3,672.82 |
-533.53 |
-12.68% |
|
14 |
May 31, 2000 |
3,400.91 |
-459.75 |
-11.91% |
|
15 |
August 30, 1974 |
62.37 |
-7.62 |
-10.89% |
|
16 |
September 30, 2002 |
1,172.06 |
-142.79 |
-10.86% |
|
17 |
September 30, 1974 |
55.67 |
-6.70 |
-10.74% |
|
18 |
February 28, 2002 |
1,731.49 |
-202.54 |
-10.47% |
|
19 |
December 31, 2002 |
1,335.51 |
-143.27 |
-9.69% |
|
20 |
October 31, 1979 |
135.53 |
-14.45 |
-9.63% |
Orange = most recent entry Notes: 11 of the top 20 Nasdaq down months (percentage) occurred after 1999. 5 of the top 20 Nasdaq down months (percentage) occurred in the 1970s. |
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