This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite from 1971.NASDAQ Composite Historical Prices
Largest percentage changes Largest daily percentage gains
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change 1 2001-01-03 2,616.69 +324.83 +14.17 2 2025-04-09 17,124.97 +1,857.06 +12.16 3 2008-10-13 1,844.25 +194.74 +11.81 4 2000-12-05 2,889.80 +274.05 +10.48 5 2008-10-28 1,649.47 +143.57 +9.53 6 2020-03-13 7,874.88 +673.07 +9.35 7 2001-04-05 1,785.00 +146.20 +8.92 8 (tie) 2001-04-18 2,079.44 +156.22 +8.12 8 (tie) 2020-03-24 7,417.86 +557.18 +8.12 10 2000-05-30 3,459.48 +254.37 +7.94 11 2000-10-13 3,316.77 +242.09 +7.87 12 2000-10-19 3,418.60 +247.04 +7.79 13 2002-05-08 1,696.29 +122.47 +7.78 14 2000-12-22 2,517.02 +176.90 +7.5615 (tie)2022-11-1011,114.15 +760.97 +7.35 15 (tie) 1987-10-21 351.90 +24.10 +7.35 17 2020-04-06 7,913.24 +540.15 +7.33 18 2000-04-18 3,793.57 +254.41 +7.19 19 2009-03-10 1,358.28 +89.64 +7.07 20 2009-03-23 1,555.77 +98.50 +6.76 Largest daily percentage losses
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change 12020-03-16 6,904.59 −970.28 −12.32 2 1987-10-19 360.20 −46.10 −11.35 3 2000-04-14 3,321.29 −355.49 −9.67 4 2020-03-12 7,201.80 −750.25 −9.43 5 2008-09-29 1,983.73 −199.61 −9.14 6 1987-10-26 298.90 −29.60 −9.01 7 1987-10-20 327.80 −32.40 −9.00 8 2008-12-01 1,398.07 −137.50 −8.95 9 1998-08-31 1,499.25 −140.43 −8.56 10 2008-10-15 1,628.33 −150.68 −8.47 11 2000-04-03 4,223.68 −349.15 −7.64 12 2020-03-09 7,950.68 −624.94 −7.29 13 2001-01-02 2,291.86 −178.66 −7.23 14 2000-12-20 2,332.78 −178.93 −7.12 15 2000-04-12 3,769.63 −286.27 −7.06 16 1997-10-27 1,535.09 −115.83 −7.02 17 2011-08-08 2,357.69 −174.72 −6.90 18 2001-09-17 1,579.55 −115.83 −6.83 19 2008-11-19 1,386.42 −96.85 −6.53 20 2001-03-12 1,923.38 −129.40 −6.30
Largest point changes Largest daily point gains
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change 1 2025-04-09 17,124.97 +1,857.06 +12.16 2 2026-03-31 21,590.63 +795.99 +3.83 3 2025-05-12 18,708.34 +779.43 +4.35 4 2022-11-10 11,114.15 +760.97 +7.35 5 2026-07-30 25,122.18 +679.24 +2.78 6 2020-03-13 7,874.88 +673.07 +9.35 7 2026-06-11 25,809.66 +640.16 +2.54 8 2026-04-08 22,634.99 +617.14 +2.80 9 2025-11-24 22,872.01 +598.93 +2.69 10 2020-03-24 7,417.86 +557.18 +8.12 11 2024-11-06 18,983.47 +544.29 +2.95 12 2020-04-06 7,913.24 +540.15 +7.33 13 2025-11-10 23,527.17 +522.64 +2.27 14 2026-02-06 23,031.21 +490.63 +2.18 15 2025-10-13 22,694.61 +490.21 +2.23 16 2022-03-16 13,436.55 +487.93 +3.77 17 2022-11-30 11,468.00 +484.22 +4.41 18 2022-07-27 12,032.42 +469.85 +4.06 19 2022-01-31 14,239.88 +469.31 +3.41 20 2025-01-15 19,511.23 +466.84 +2.45 Largest daily point losses
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change 1 2026-06-05 25,709.43 −1,121.53 −4.18 2 2025-04-03 16,550.61 −1,050.44 −5.97 3 2020-03-16 6,904.59 −970.28 −12.32 4 2025-04-04 15,587.79 −962.82 −5.82 5 2025-10-10 22,204.43 −820.20 −3.56 6 2020-03-12 7,201.80 −750.25 −9.43 7 2025-04-10 16,387.31 −737.66 −4.31 8 2025-03-10 17,468.32 −727.90 −4.00 9 2024-12-18 19,392.69 −716.37 −3.56 10 2024-07-24 17,342.41 −654.94 −3.64 11 2022-05-05 12,317.69 −647.16 −4.99 12 2022-09-13 11,633.57 −632.84 −5.16 13 2020-03-09 7,950.68 −624.94 −7.29 14 2025-01-27 19,341.83 −612.47 −3.07 15 2020-09-03 11,458.10 −598.34 −4.96 16 2024-09-03 17,136.30 −577.32 −3.26 17 2024-08-05 16,200.08 −576.08 −3.43 18 2022-05-18 11,418.15 −566.37 −4.73 19 2026-01-20 22,954.32 −561.06 −2.39 20 2022-02-03 13,878.82 −538.73 −3.74
Largest intraday point swings This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1985.
Rank Date Close Day High Day Low Point Swing Net Change 12025-04-0917,124.9717,202.9415,270.281,932.66+1,857.06 22025-04-0715,603.2616,292.2814,784.031,508.25+15.48 32026-06-0925,678.8226,259.9224,980.381,279.54−250.84 42025-04-0815,267.9116,316.50 15,053.39 1,263.11−335.35 52025-11-2022,078.05 23,147.33 22,043.20 1,104.13−486.18 62025-10-1022,204.4323,119.91 22,193.07 926.84−820.20 72026-06-0525,709.4326,572.2525,648.47 923.78−1,121.53 82022-02-2413,473.5813,486.1112,587.90898.23 +436.09 92024-12-1819,392.6920,179.77 19,336.59 843.18−716.37 102025-04-1016,387.3116,712.37 15,894.26 818.11−737.66 112022-01-2413,855.1313,876.61 13,094.65 781.96+86.21 122025-03-0318,350.1918,992.30 18,216.63 775.67−497.09 132026-06-1125,809.6625,846.5625,109.40737.16+640.16 142025-02-2718,544.4219,242.69 18,535.22 707.47−530.85 152026-03-0922,695.9422,741.0222,061.97679.05 +308.27 162020-03-137,874.237,875.937,219.09656.84 +672.43 172020-09-0411,313.1311,531.1810,875.87655.31−144.97 182000-04-044,148.894,283.453,649.11634.34−74.79 192025-11-2122,273.08 22,531.84 21,898.29 633.55 +195.03 202025-03-0418,285.1618,589.4917,956.60632.89−65.03
Largest intraday percentage changes Largest intraday percentage gains An intraday percentage gain is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday high of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.
Rank Date Previoussession'sclose Followingsession'shigh Intradaypercentagegain Closingpercentagechange 1 2001-01-03 2,291.86 2,618.03 +14.23% +14.17% 2 2025-04-09 15,267.91 17,202.94 +12.16% +12.16% 3 2008-10-13 1,649.51 1,844.25 +11.81% +11.81% 4 2001-04-18 1,923.22 2,129.31 +10.72% +8.12% 5 2000-12-05 2,615.75 2,889.80 +10.48% +10.48% 6 2008-10-28 1,505.90 1,649.47 +9.53% +9.53% 7 2020-03-13 7,201.80 7,875.93 +9.36% +9.35% 8 2001-04-05 1,638.80 1,785.73 +8.97% +8.92% 9 2020-03-24 6,860.57 7,418.37 +8.13% +8.12% 10 2000-05-30 3,205.11 3,460.24 +7.96% +7.94% 11 2000-10-19 3,171.56 3,423.45 +7.94% +7.79% 12 2000-10-13 3,074.68 3,316.97 +7.88% +7.87% 13 2002-05-08 1,573.82 1,696.35 +7.79% +7.78% 14 2020-04-06 7,373.08 7,938.33 +7.67% +7.33% 15 2000-12-22 2,340.12 2,517.93 +7.60% +7.56% 16 1987-10-21 327.80 352.30 +7.47% +7.35% 17 2020-03-17 6,904.59 7,406.23 +7.27% +6.23% 18 2000-04-18 3,539.16 3,794.97 +7.23% +7.19% 19 2009-03-10 1,268.64 1,358.28 +7.07% +7.07% 20 2001-04-10 1,745.71 1,868.10 +7.01% +6.09% Largest intraday percentage drops An intraday percentage drop is defined as the difference between the previous trading session's closing price and the intraday low of the following trading session. The closing percentage change denotes the ultimate percentage change recorded after the corresponding trading session's close.
Rank Date Previoussession'sclose Followingsession'slow Intradaypercentagedrop Closingpercentagechange 1 2000-04-04 4,223.68 3,649.11 −13.60% −1.77% 2 2020-03-16 7,874.88 6,882.86 −12.60% −12.32% 3 1987-10-19 406.30 360.20 −11.35% −11.35% 4 2000-04-14 3,676.78 3,265.98 −11.17% −9.67% 5 2020-03-12 7,952.05 7,194.67 −9.52% −9.43% 6 1987-10-20 360.20 326.60 −9.33% −9.00% 7 2008-09-29 2,183.34 1,983.73 −9.14% −9.14% 8 (tie) 1987-10-26 328.50 298.90 −9.01% −9.01% 8 (tie) 2010-05-06 2,402.29 2,185.75 −9.01% −3.44% 10 2008-12-01 1,535.57 1,398.07 −8.95% −8.95% 11 2020-03-18 7,334.78 6,686.36 −8.84% −4.70% 12 2015-08-24 4,706.04 4,292.14 −8.80% −3.82% 13 2008-10-06 1,947.39 1,777.02 −8.75% −4.34% 14 1998-08-31 1,639.68 1,498.73 −8.60% −8.56% 15 2008-10-15 1,779.01 1,628.33 −8.47% −8.47% 16 2000-04-03 4,572.83 4,193.10 −8.30% −7.64% 17 2000-04-24 3,643.88 3,345.25 −8.20% −4.43% 18 2001-01-02 2,470.52 2,273.07 −7.99% −7.23% 19 2000-12-20 2,511.71 2,312.51 −7.93% −7.12% 20 2020-03-09 8,575.62 7,943.16 −7.38% −7.29%
Largest intraday percentage turnovers Largest intraday percentage drops that closed positive These are the largest intraday percentage drops that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.
Rank Date Previoussession'sclose Followingsession'slow Intradaypercentagedrop Closingpercentagechange 1 2008-10-10 1,645.12 1,542.45 −6.24% +0.27%22025-04-0715,587.7914,784.03 −5.15% +0.10%32022-01-2413,768.9213,094.65 −4.90% +0.63% 4 2008-11-13 1,499.21 1,428.54 −4.71% +6.50% 5 2000-10-26 3,229.57 3,081.36 −4.59% +1.32% 6 1997-10-28 1,535.09 1,465.84 −4.51% +4.25% 7 2002-07-15 1,373.50 1,315.30 −4.24% +0.66% 8 2001-02-23 2,244.96 2,156.29 −3.95% +0.78% 9 2008-01-23 2,292.27 2,202.54 −3.92% +1.05% 10 (tie) 2000-05-24 3,164.55 3,042.66 −3.85% +3.35% 10 (tie) 2008-10-16 1,628.33 1,565.72 −3.85% +5.49% 12 2001-03-01 2,151.83 2,071.03 −3.76% +1.47% 13 2000-08-03 3,658.46 3,521.14 −3.75% +2.77% 14 2000-01-31 3,887.07 3,748.03 −3.58% +1.37% 15 2020-02-28 8,566.48 8,264.16 −3.53% +0.01% 16 2008-11-18 1,482.05 1,429.92 −3.52% +0.08%172022-02-2413,037.4912,587.88−3.45% +3.34% 18 2002-06-14 1,496.86 1,445.44 −3.44% +0.53% 19 2002-06-26 1,423.99 1,375.53 −3.40% +0.38% 20 2000-04-05 4,148.89 4,009.09 −3.37% +0.49% Largest intraday percentage gains that closed negative These are the largest intraday percentage gains that had been completely reversed and erased at the close of the respective trading session.
Rank Date Previoussession'sclose Followingsession'shigh Intradaypercentagegain Closingpercentagechange 1 2000-04-13 3,769.63 3,914.68 +3.85% −2.46% 2 2008-10-17 1,717.71 1,782.58 +3.78% −0.37% 3 2015-08-25 4,526.25 4,689.54 +3.61% −0.44% 4 2008-10-03 1,976.72 2,046.81 +3.55% −1.48% 5 2020-03-25 7,417.86 7,671.21 +3.42% −0.45% 6 2000-11-27 2,904.38 2,998.75 +3.25% −0.82% 7 (tie) 2000-05-25 3,270.61 3,367.71 +2.97% −2.00% 7 (tie) 2001-03-15 1,972.09 2,030.73 +2.97% −1.59% 9 2008-10-08 1,754.88 1,806.89 +2.96% −0.83% 10 2020-04-07 7,913.24 8,146.43 +2.95% −0.33% 11 2008-10-14 1,844.25 1,896.95 +2.86% −3.54% 12 2020-03-20 7,150.58 7,354.44 +2.85% −3.79% 13 2001-11-08 1,837.53 1,888.39 +2.77% −0.53% 14 (tie) 2000-12-18 2,653.27 2,726.20 +2.75% −1.08% 14 (tie) 2000-12-19 2,624.52 2,696.61 +2.75% −4.30% 16 2008-10-09 1,740.33 1,787.41 +2.71% −5.47% 17 (tie) 1987-10-27 298.90 306.90 +2.68% −0.87% 17 (tie) 1998-10-06 1,536.69 1,577.87 +2.68% −1.68% 19 2001-02-13 2,489.66 2,554.65 +2.61% −2.49% 20 2000-10-12 3,168.49 3,249.11 +2.54% −2.96%
Largest daily percentage changes per year
Largest daily percentage gains per year