Where Thursday’s Dow Jones Tumble Ranks

All three market indexes lost significant value on Thursday as nervous investors grappled with President Trump’s announcement of steep global tariffs on Wednesday.

The Dow fell 1679 points, the fourth largest points loss in history but not in the top five in percentage of total value lost.

Here’s a look at the Dow’s worst five days in history in both points and percentage lost:

Points lost

1. March 16, 2020     -2997 points

2. March 12, 2020     -2018 points

3. March 9, 2020      -1797 points

4. April 3, 2025          -1679 points

5. October 15, 2008 -1502 points

Percentage lost

1. October 19, 1987   -22.6%

2. October 28, 1929   -12.8%

3. October 29, 1929   -11.7%

4. December 18, 1899 -8.7%

5. March 14,  1907       -8.2%

The three worst percentage days of the 2008 global financial crisis made the second five on the percentage list. Five of the top 10 worst days in points lost occurred in 2020 in the middle of the Covid pandemic.

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