Glance: Biggest one-day point gains on the Dow
The Dow Jones industrial average broke a six-day losing streak in a big way Wednesday, rising 619 points. The biggest one-day gains for the Dow:
| DATE | CLOSE | Change | Percent | |
| Oct. 13, 2008 | 9,387.61 | 936.4 | 11.08% | |
| Oct. 28, 2008 | 9,065.12 | 889.3 | 10.88 | |
| Aug. 26, 2015 | 16,285.41 | 619.1 | 3.95 | |
| Nov. 13, 2008 | 8,835.25 | 552.0 | 6.67 | |
| March 16, 2000 | 10,630.61 | 499.1 | 4.93 | |
| March 23, 2009 | 7,775.86 | 497.5 | 6.84 | |
| Nov. 21, 2008 | 8,046.42 | 494.1 | 6.54 | |
| Nov. 30, 2011 | 12,045.68 | 490.1 | 4.24 | |
| July 24, 2002 | 8,191.29 | 489.0 | 6.35 | |
| Sept. 30, 2008 | 10,850.66 | 485.2 | 4.68 | |
| Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices |