Top 10 Days for Nasdaq, by Percentage
By The Associated Press
Wednesday May 8, 4:10 pm Eastern Time
The Nasdaq composite index had its eighth-best-ever day Wednesday in terms of percentage increase, though it was not among the top 10 point gains. The top percentage gains, including point increase:
Jan. 3, 2001 -- 14.17 percent, up 324.83 to 2,616.69
Dec. 5, 2000 -- 10.48 percent, up 274.05 to 2,889.80
April 5, 2001 -- 8.92 percent, up 146.20 to 1,785.00
April 18, 2001 -- 8.12 percent, up 156.22 to 2,079.44
May 30, 2000 -- 7.94 percent, up 254.37 to 3,459.48
Oct. 13, 2000 -- 7.87 percent, up 242.09 to 3,316.77
Oct. 19, 2000 -- 7.79 percent, up 247.04 to 3,418.60
May 8, 2002 -- 7.78 percent, up 122.45 to 1,696.27
Dec. 22, 2000 -- 7.56 percent, up 176.90 to 2,517.02
Oct. 21, 1987 -- 7.34 percent, up 24.07 to 351.86
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