June 16, 2008
The three indices went different ways today, with the DJIA falling -.31 percent, the S&P500 staying on the positive side by a mere .01 percent, while the NASDAQ moved higher by .83 percent.
Only four other days have a similar ending: two occurred in 1993, one in 1995, and one in 1999. In the first three instances, prices were on the rise, while the last one, on June 2, 1999, predated a top by just weeks.
But when the range is widened a bit, including all days on which the S&P500 rises, the DJIA falls, and the NASDAQ gain is between .75 percent and 1.00 percent, the number of such closes rises to 44. Only six of these came between 2002 and 2007.
DJIA -.31 percent
NASDAQ .83 percent
S&P500 .01 percent