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To: C19fan

That’s like major major!

What’s the record in a day? 600?


3 posted on 08/24/2015 6:39:40 AM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: MNDude
600 points ain't what it used to be.

in 1987 on Black Monday the DOW dropped 508 points which was 22.61%. That would be the equivalent of a drop of 3,200 points today.

7 posted on 08/24/2015 6:41:46 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (DC, it's Versailles on the Potomac but without the food and culture)
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To: MNDude

Based on percentage loss have a chance of cracking the top 20 single worst days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_in_the_Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average


8 posted on 08/24/2015 6:41:55 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: MNDude
What’s the record in a day? 600?
It's not the point drop that matters, it's percent of the market.
12 posted on 08/24/2015 6:44:03 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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