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The 100 greatest single-day percentage
point DROPS in the Dow Jones 30
Industrials from 12/31/1914 to 10/20/2000.
Nearly 86 years with 21,629 market days.
© Copyright 2000 By Jim Shook
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      Percentage                   Point
Rank   Drop (-%)        Date     Drop (-)

  1   -22.610540     10/19/1987   -508.00   Black Monday
  2   -13.471880     10/28/1929    -40.58   1929 Market Crash
  3   -11.728820     10/29/1929    -30.57   1929 Market Crash
  4   -10.734920     10/ 5/1931    -10.40 
  5    -9.915395     11/ 6/1929    -25.55
  6    -8.997450     11/22/1937    -11.29 
  7    -8.916010     11/12/1929    -19.65 
  8    -8.403484      8/12/1932     -5.80 
  9    -8.100135      1/ 4/1932     -6.31 
 10    -8.042855     10/26/1987   -156.90 

 11    -7.865753      6/16/1930    -19.64
 12    -7.843344      7/21/1933     -7.55 
 13    -7.240913      2/ 1/1917     -6.91 
 14    -7.196629     10/18/1937     -9.75 
 15    -7.183808     10/27/1997   -554.26 
 16    -7.152900     10/ 5/1932     -5.09 
 17    -7.069573      9/24/1931     -8.20
 18    -7.067001      7/20/1933     -7.32 
 19    -6.905475     10/13/1989   -190.58
 20    -6.852179      1/ 8/1988   -140.60 

 21    -6.835067      2/27/1933     -3.68
 22    -6.823658     11/11/1929    -16.14 
 23    -6.800843      5/14/1940     -9.36 
 24    -6.779387      5/21/1940     -8.30 
 25    -6.701767     10/10/1932     -4.20 
 26    -6.652711      2/23/1932     -5.72 
 27    -6.617885      7/26/1934     -6.06 
 28    -6.542347      9/26/1955    -31.89 
 29    -6.366502      8/31/1998   -512.61 
 30    -6.327526     10/23/1929    -20.66 

 31    -6.183287      9/21/1933     -6.43
 32    -5.920137     12/12/1929    -15.30
 33    -5.842303     11/23/1932     -3.69 
 34    -5.787729     11/ 4/1929    -15.83 
 35    -5.751000      5/31/1932     -2.73 
 36    -5.711906      5/28/1962    -34.95 
 37    -5.683610      9/14/1932     -3.97 
 38    -5.655490      4/14/2000   -617.78 
 39    -5.644285      4/18/1932     -3.64 
 40    -5.555267      9/ 3/1946    -10.51

 41    -5.526254      1/22/1932     -4.61
 42    -5.522445      6/17/1932     -2.78 
 43    -5.517749      6/15/1933     -5.19 
 44    -5.486203      9/18/1931     -6.68
 45    -5.446591     10/ 7/1932     -3.61 
 46    -5.404346      9/14/1931     -6.93 
 47    -5.353767     12/21/1916     -5.10 
 48    -5.331963     10/ 6/1930    -11.42
 49    -5.328866     10/ 5/1937     -8.11 
 50    -5.294836      3/25/1938     -6.07 

 51    -5.263980     10/21/1932     -3.39
 52    -5.224327      1/23/1939     -7.79 
 53    -5.158361      1/18/1932     -4.43 
 54    -5.149728      7/ 7/1932     -2.27 
 55    -5.138383     10/30/1933     -4.79 
 56    -5.137718     10/19/1933     -4.57 
 57    -5.106966     10/16/1933     -4.87 
 58    -5.066282      9/12/1932     -3.86 
 59    -5.047569      4/22/1932     -3.13 
 60    -5.041009      5/27/1932     -2.52 

 61    -5.037272      9/10/1937     -8.38
 62    -5.016206      3/31/1932     -3.87 
 63    -4.984888      4/ 8/1932     -3.30 
 64    -4.982379      6/ 9/1930    -13.15 
 65    -4.979065      9/28/1931     -5.47 
 66    -4.969698      3/29/1938     -5.33 
 67    -4.960831      4/28/1932     -3.04 
 68    -4.931961      5/13/1940     -7.14 
 69    -4.815153      4/14/1988   -101.46
 70    -4.787478      8/ 4/1919     -5.17 

 71    -4.781969      6/ 8/1932     -2.27
 72    -4.776506      5/17/1940     -6.23 
 73    -4.745867      5/25/1931     -6.62 
 74    -4.713644      5/10/1915     -3.07 
 75    -4.707881      8/ 7/1919     -4.98 
 76    -4.704506     10/17/1930     -9.25 
 77    -4.688870      7/21/1930    -11.28 
 78    -4.683902      7/19/1933     -5.07 
 79    -4.636651      6/26/1950    -10.40 
 80    -4.608140      9/11/1986    -86.61 

 81    -4.600678     10/16/1987   -108.35
 82    -4.585276      7/29/1920     -4.03 
 83    -4.543465      5/ 7/1915     -3.10 
 84    -4.522867     11/25/1931     -4.46 
 85    -4.518789      9/ 7/1937     -7.78 
 86    -4.506044     11/ 9/1932     -2.91 
 87    -4.502621      7/ 7/1931     -6.88 
 88    -4.437469     12/23/1931     -3.53 
 89    -4.429402      6/ 1/1931     -5.69
 90    -4.422961      3/29/1926     -6.27 

 91    -4.406539      9/ 9/1946     -7.93
 92    -4.396969      9/29/1931     -4.59 
 93    -4.342474      9/27/1933     -4.23 
 94    -4.340066      6/18/1940     -5.59 
 95    -4.297075      2/14/1933     -2.54 
 96    -4.288928      2/25/1946     -8.39 
 97    -4.288608     10/10/1927     -8.47 
 98    -4.286265      9/24/1937     -6.60 
 99    -4.279906      9/13/1938     -6.00 
100    -4.268587     12/14/1916     -4.38 

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