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FYI: Monday's stock market plunge was steep in terms of points, but the percentage drop was small.
The S&P 500 fell 77.68 points, but a relatively small 3.9%, notes Stock Trader's Almanac 2015, compiled by Jeffrey Hirsch. Black Monday's stock market drop in 1987 was the biggest one-day percentage loss across all major indexes.
