Stock Market - Worst June in 78 Years

Wall Street - Trading

June 30, 2008 - End of 2nd Q 2008

Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index down 8.6% in June 2008, down 12.8% for the first half of 2008 = worst performance in June since 1930 (down 16.5%). Index introduced March 1, 1957 (with daily) estimates (predecessor stock market indicator - Standard Statistics Company Average of Stock Prices developed in 1926 = 100).

Dow Jones industrial average off 14.4% for the first half of 2008.











10 Worst Junes in Stock Market History (1926 - Present)
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Best and Worst Months for the S&P 500 Index (1926 - 2007)

(source: http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/01/09/the-best-and-worst-months-for-the-sp-500-index-1926-2007/)