The Dow crashed 635 points today.

This is the worst plunge since 2008, and the sixth biggest crash in history:

Largest daily point losses

Rank
Date
Close
Net Change
% Change

1
&2008-09-29
10,365.45
−777.68
−6.98

2
&2008-10-15
8,577.91
−733.08
−7.87

3
&2001-09-17
8,920.70
−684.81
−7.13

4
&2008-12-01
8,149.09
−679.95
−7.70

5
&2008-10-09
8,579.19
−678.91
−7.33

6
&2011-08-08
10,809.85
−634.76
−5.55

7
&2000-04-14
10,305.78
−617.77
−5.66

8
&1997-10-27
7,161.14
−554.26
−7.18

9
&2008-10-22
8,519.21
−514.45
−5.69

10
&2011-08-04
11,383.68
−512.76
−4.31

11
&1998-08-31
7,539.06
−512.62
−6.37

12
&2008-10-07
9,447.11
−508.39
−5.11

13
&1987-10-19
1,738.74
−508.00
−22.61

14
&2008-09-15
10,917.51
−504.48
−4.42

15
&2008-11-05
9,139.27
−486.01
−5.05

16
&2008-09-17
10,609.66
−449.36
−4.06

17
&2008-11-20
7,552.29
−444.99
−5.56

18
&2008-11-06
8,695.79
−443.48
−4.85

19
&2001-03-12
10,208.25
−436.37
−4.10

20
&2008-11-19
7,997.28
−427.47
−5.07
Gold – once again ignoring those who say it is in a bubble – rose 68.