Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): Closed at on March 9, 2009, with an intraday low of 6,469.95 (the lowest point of the Great Recession)

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The stock market hit its lowest point of the 2009 financial crisis on March 6–9, with the S&P 500 closing at

on March 9, after an intraday low of

on March 6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) also bottomed out around this time, closing at

on March 9, 2009. 

Key details regarding the 2009 market bottom:

• S&P 500: The index hit its lowest closing point of the Great Recession at
  

on March 9, 2009, with an intraday low of

of its value. 

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on March 9, 2009.

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): Closed at

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Context: This marked the end of a 17-month bear market where the S&P 500 lost roughly

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