Following the announcement of sweeping tariffs on all countries Donald Trump, April 4, 2025 became the third day with the highest point losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in history. Worst than the loss experienced on that day were only the losses occurred following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted significant points losses due to the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. With stocks falling sharply, the Dow recorded its worst single-day points drop ever, plunging 2,997 points – nearly 13 percent – on March 16, 2020.
Largest one-day point losses of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) from 1897 to 2025
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