Historic slump
The market’s weak start, however, places 2026 alongside periods of acute global stress. The only worse openings came during the pandemic-driven crash in 2020, when the index plunged nearly 30%, and the global financial crisis in 2008, when it dropped 23%. The other two instances were 1995 and 1982, when the index fell 17% and 14%, respectively.
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