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What's the largest one day gain for the Dow, ever?

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MNSL answered a question in General Market.
3943 points

MNSL answered 8 months ago …

Pl see follwoing link:

http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/breaking-news-dow-rebounds %E2%80%A6-biggest-one-day-gain-ever%E2%80%A6/

Last Updated: October 13, 2008: 6:15 PM ET

Dow jumps 936 points and S&P up 104, in the biggest point gains ever. The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all gain over 11%.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rallied Monday afternoon, with the Dow rallying 976 points during the session, as investors bet that the worst of the credit crisis is over, following a series of global initiatives announced over the last few days.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) ended 936 points higher, after having risen as much as 976 points during the session. The advance was the largest ever during a session on a point basis. The point gain was equal to 11.1%, the best one-day percentage gain since Sept. 1932 and the fifth-best ever.

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