- Preceded by speculative boom in the 1920s
- Many retail investors borrowed money to buy shares
- DJIA 381.17 stock market peak on Sept 3rd, 1929
- 32.6 P/E ratio of S&P Composite stocks in Sept, 1929
- Stock market down 10% in Sept, 1929
- 4.6% decline on Oct 23rd, 1929
- 11% decline at opening bell on Oct 24th, 1929 (Black Thursday)
- DJIA recovered and closed down 2.09% on Oct 24th, 1929
- 12.82% decline on Oct 28th, 1929 (Black Monday)
- 11.73% decline on Oct 29th, 1929 (Black Tuesday)
- 12.34% gain on Oct 30th, 1929
- DJIA closed at 198.60 on Nov 13th, 1929
- DJIA recovered to 294.07 on April 17th, 1930
- DJIA fell to lowest level at 41.22 on July 8th, 1932 (89.2% loss from peak)
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Collection of facts about the Wall Street crash of 1929
This post is a collection of facts about the Wall Street crash of 1929. There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia