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10 Worst Days Ever For Dow Jones

TedTed
in The Bullpen
FYI: The 1,175-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday was the largest ever in absolute terms, but the decline did not even crack the Top 20 in terms of percentages losses.
For some real hair-raisers — even if the declines were only in the two or three digits — check out the 10 worst days ever for the Dow.
Regards,
Ted
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1. October 19, 1987, Down 22.61%
2. October 26, 1929, Down 12.82%
3. December 18, 1899, Down 11.99%
4. October 29, 1929, Down 11.73%
5. November 6, 1929, Down 9.92%
6. August 12, 1932, Down 8.40%
7. March 14, 1907, Down 8.29%
8. October 26, 1987, Down 8.04%
9. October 15, 2008, Down 7.87%
10. uly 21, 1933, Down 7.84%
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