The 10 Biggest Drops in Dow Jones Industrial Average History

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 586 points yesterday (Monday), marking the eighth-worst point drop in the Dow's 133-year history. On "Black Monday," the Dow Jones closed at 15,872.22, which was a 3.56% drop. The biggest point drop in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average happened on Sept. 29, 2008, when the index plummeted 6.98%. Here's how yesterday's drop for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ranks among its worst point losses... Tags: biggest dow crash , biggest dow drops , biggest dow jones drops , black Monday , DJIA , djia today , Dow Jones , dow jones crash , Dow Jones Industrial Average , Dow Jones Industrial Average history , dow jones industrial crash , dow jones today , stock market crash , worst dow drops To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post The 10 Biggest Drops in Dow Jones Industrial Average History appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .