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New York Stock Exchange

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points

Monday Oct 19, 1987
New York City, New York, U.S.

On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points, a 22.6% loss in a single day, the second-biggest one-day drop the exchange had experienced. Black Monday was followed by Terrible Tuesday, a day in which the Exchange's systems did not perform well and some people had difficulty completing their trades.


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