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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (6382)10/27/1997 10:15:00 PM
From: Joseph G.  Respond to of 18056
 
The 15 worst DJIA declines as a percentage of market value
Rank Date Point decline % decline
1 October 19, 1987 508 22.61%
2 October 28, 1929 38.33 12.82%
3 October 29, 1929 30.57 11.73%
4 November 6, 1929 25.55 9.92%
5 December 18, 1899 5.57 8.72%
6 August 12, 1932 5.79 8.40%
7 March 14, 1907 6.89 8.29%
8 October 26, 1987 156.83 8.04%
9 July 21, 1933 7.55 7.84%
10 October 18, 1937 10.57 7.75%
11 February 1, 1917 6.91 7.24%
That's us ----------- 12 October 27, 1997 554.26 7.18%
13 October 5, 1932 5.09 7.15%
14 September 24,1931 8.20 7.07%
14 July 20, 1933 7.32 7.07%



To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (6382)10/28/1997 8:14:00 AM
From: eddie r gammon  Respond to of 18056
 
Alas he may be right, the naz on globex is up 200 right now. It should
take another hit this morning when margin call selling starts. I read somewhere on the net today that the outflows from mutual funds are not
unusually high. Thats hard to believe. Well these dillweeds have been crazy about this market for a long time, no telling what they will do (g)

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