All Four Major U.S. Market Indices Show Large Single-Day Declines

We used our Largest Fluctuations in Market History analysis tool to place today's losses in a recent historical context. Figures 1–4 summarize today's losses, providing comparisons with the largest single-day losses since 1/1/2024.

The S&P 500 index loss today was the 7^th largest single-day loss since 1/1/2024 (Figure 1). The Dow Jones Industrial Average today was the 9^th largest single-day loss since 1/1/2024 (Figure 2). The Nasdaq Composite loss today was the 9^th largest single-day loss since 1/1/2024 (Figure 3). The Russell 2000 loss today was the 8^th largest single-day loss since 1/1/2024 (Figure 4).

Given these large single-day losses, we were also interested in examining the 2025 year-to-date (to March 3) performance for each of the market indices. For this analysis we used our Performance-to-Date In Market History analysis tool (Figures 5-8). The data to date (to March 3) suggest that the 2025 trends may be very different than those observed for the previous two strong market years (2023 and 2024).

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