The Worst Point Losses for the DJIA
Rank
Date
Points Fell
Closed
Percentage Lost
1
Sept 29, 2008
777.68
10,365.45
6.98
2
Sept 17, 2001
684.81
8,920.70
7.13
3
April 14, 2000
617.78
10,305.77
5.66
4
Oct. 27, 1997
554.26
7,161.15
7.18
5
Aug. 31, 1998
512.61
7,539.07
6.37
6
Oct. 7, 2008
508.39
9,447.11
5.11
7
Oct. 19, 1987
508.00
1,738.74
22.60
8
Sept 15, 2008
504.48
10,917.51
4.42
9
Sept 17, 2008
449.36
10,609.66
4.06
10
March 12, 2001
436.37
10,208.25
4.10
11
February 28, 2007
416.02
12,216.24
3.30
12
June 06, 2008
394.64
12,209.81
3.13
13
July 19, 2002
390.23
8,019.26
4.63
14
Aug. 9, 2007
387.18
13,270.68
2.83
15
Sept 20, 2001
382.92
8,376.21
4.37
16
Oct. 12, 2000
379.21
10,034.58
3.64
Updated 10/8/2008
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