Sunday, April 12, 2026

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

  • 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)