Dec 31, 1999 · The Dow Jones industrial average -- the only major indicator in existence 100 years ago -- rose 44.26 points to 11,497.12, surpassing the record set Wednesday.

Dec 31, 2014 · The Dow finished the year up 7.5%, the S&P 500 rose 11.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 13.4%. This was the third straight year that the popular S&P 500 Index scored double-digit gains.

Dec 31, 1998 · Another blockbuster year on Wall Street came to a close Thursday as investors poured into high-tech issues instead of blue-chip stocks, lifting the Nasdaq Composite to a new record high.

Apr 14, 2000 · U.S. stocks plummeted Friday, capping off five days of stunning losses that handed the Nasdaq composite index its worst weekly performance of all time and the Dow Jones industrial average its ...

Oct 28, 1997 · U.S. stock markets soared back Tuesday with both the Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq posting their biggest point gains in history amid record volume.

Jun 23, 2006 · The Dow Jones Industrial average (down 30.02 to 10,989.09, Charts) fell 0.3 percent, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index (down 1.10 to 1,244.50, Charts) dipped 0.1 percent.

Jan 3, 2001 · The Dow Jones industrial average rallied 299.60 points, or 2.8 percent, to 10,945.75, climbing out of a 65-point hole. And the S&P 500 advanced 64.29 points, or 5 percent, to 1,347.56.

Dec 30, 2016 · The Dow was up 13.4%; the S&P gained 9.5%; and the Nasdaq was up 7.5%. That's not bad considering both the Dow and S&P 500 suffered slight losses in 2015.

Nov 11, 2011 · The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) climbed 260 points, or 2.2%, the S&P 500 (SPX) added 24 points, or 2%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) rose 54 points, or 2%.

Oct 15, 2014 · Despite the late-day heroics, the recent slide on Wall Street has wiped out a whopping $1.5 trillion of market value from the S&P 500, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.