Closing Milestones of the NASDAQ Composite

Closing Milestones of the NASDAQ Composite: Comparison

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This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, despite several periods of decline, most recently after the financial crisis.

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1. Milestone Highs and Lows

Nasdaq Composite 1970–2012. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1394058

2. Records

2,050

2 057.37
January 6, 2004
2,100
2,100.25
January 8, 2004
2,150
2,153.83
January 26, 2004
2,200
2,218.15
August 2, 2005
2,250	2,253.56	November 22, 2005
2,300	2,305.62	January 6, 2006
2,350	2,359.75	April 5, 2006
2,400

54.87
Thursday, October 3, 1974

3. Incremental Closing Milestones

The following is a list of the milestone closing levels of the Nasdaq Composite. Threshold for milestones is as follows: 10-point increments are used up to the 500-point level; 20 to 1,000; 50 to 3,000; 100 to 10,000; and 200-point increments thereafter. Bold formatting is applied to every 4 or 5 milestones, excluding peaks.

3.1. The Early 1970s Bull Market (1971-1972)

Milestone

Closing Level

2,406.38

November 13, 2006
2,450
2,452.72
November 20, 2006
2,500
2,502.82
January 12, 2007
2,550
2,554.45
April 26, 2007
2,600
2,604.52
May 31, 2007
2,650	2,656.65	July 5, 2007

Date First Achieved

100¹

100.00

February 5, 1971

April 19, 1971

120

120.47

February 2, 1972

130

130.00

April 5, 1972

3.2. The 1980s Bull Market (1978-1987)

Milestone

Closing Level

Date First Achieved

Before the Financial Crisis (2002-2007)

After reaching an intra-day low of 1,108.49 on October 10, 2002, the Nasdaq started to recover with a major setback in the Financial Crisis.

Milestone	Closing Level	Date Achieved Again
1,150	1,163.37	October 10, 2002
1,200	1,210.47	October 11, 2002
2,700
2,701.73
July 12, 2007
2,750
2,780.32
October 5, 2007
2,800
2,803.91
October 9, 2007
2,850
2,859.12
October 31, 2007

After the Financial Crisis (2011-2015)

After the Financial Crisis, the Nasdaq started another recovery that ultimately led to the all-time closing high set back in 2000.

Milestone	Closing Level	Date Achieved Again
2,859.12⁵	2,869.88	April 27, 2011
2,900	2,905.66	February 3, 2012

136.84²

³137.09

September 7, 1978

456.90

August 3, 1989

110

110.16

140

140.02

July 27, 1979

150

150.04

August 29, 1979

460

461.70

August 7, 1989

160

1,250
1,282.44	October 15, 2002
1,300	1,309.67	October 21, 2002
1,350	1,360.70	November 1, 2002
1,400	1,401.17	November 5, 2002
1,450	1,467.55	November 21, 2002
1,500	1,502.88

2,950
2,959.85	February 16, 2012
3,000	3,039.88	March 13, 2012
3,100	3,122.57	March 26, 2012
3,200	3,213.59	February 19, 2013
3,300	3,300.16	April 11, 2013
3,400	3,420.50	May 8, 2013
3,500	3,502.12	May 21, 2013
3,600	3,600.08	July 12, 2013
3,700	3,706.18	September 9, 2013
3,800	3,817.98	October 1, 2013
3,900	3,914.28	October 18, 2013
4,000	4,017.75	November 26, 2013
4,100	4,104.74	December 20, 2013
4,200	4,214.88	January 15, 2014
4,800
4,806.86
December 26, 2014
4,900	4,906.36	February 18, 2015
5,000	5,008.10	March 2, 2015

3.5. The 2010s Cyclical Bull Market (2015-2020)

Milestone

4,300
4,318.93
February 27, 2014
4,400
4,408.18
June 30, 2014
4,500
4,508.31
August 18, 2014
4,600	4,630.74	October 31, 2014

470

471.30

September 1, 1989

160.70

January 28, 1980

May 2, 2003

480

480.70

October 5, 1989

170

170.48

July 21, 1980

180

490

181.70

August 22, 1980

491.20

190

191.31

September 16, 1980

April 2, 1991

200

200.25

November 13, 1980

210

210.18

March 31, 1981

220

220.24

May 26, 1981

230

230.19

November 9, 1982

600

240

240.65

December 7, 1982

250

251.65

February 4, 1983

260

261.29

February 18, 1983

1,550

1,551.38
May 15, 2003
1,600
1,603.56
June 3, 2003
1,650	1,653.62	June 12, 2003
1,700	1,720.71	July 7, 2003
1,750	1,754.82	July 14, 2003
1,800	1,800.18	August 28, 2003
1,850	1,852.90	September 3, 2003
1,900	1,909.55	September 18, 2003
1,950	1,950.14	October 16, 2003
2,000	2,006.48	December 29, 2003

4,700
4,702.44
November 18, 2014

Closing Level

Date First Achieved

5,048.62⁴

5,056.06

April 23, 2015

9,817.18¹⁶

9,924.75

June 8, 2020

5,100⁶

5,106.59

May 27, 2015

5,132.52⁷

5,132.95

June 18, 2015

5,200

5,210.14

July 17, 2015

5,218.86⁸

5,221.12

9,900

10,000

10,020.35

June 10, 2020

August 5, 2016

10,200

10,207.63

July 2, 2020

5,300

5,339.52

September 22, 2016

5,400⁹

5,417.36

December 8, 2016

5,500¹⁰

5,521.06

January 6, 2017

5,600

5,600.96

January 24, 2017

5,700

5,715.18

February 9, 2017

5,800

10,400

10,433.65

5,819.44

February 15, 2017

5,900

5,904.03

March 1, 2017

270

270.37

6,000¹¹

6,025.49

April 25, 2017

6,100

6,100.76

March 24, 1983

May 5, 2017

6,200

6,205.26

May 25, 2017

280

281.60

April 15, 1983

6,300

6,305.80

June 2, 2017

290

290.84

July 6, 2020

April 28, 1983

6,400

6,410.81

July 24, 2017

300

301.64

May 6, 1983

6,500

6,516.72

October 2, 2017

310

311.39

May 26, 1983

6,600

6,603.55

October 11, 2017

320

320.04

June 14, 1983

6,700

6,701.26

October 27, 2017

330

330.00

January 16, 1986

6,800

6,862.48

November 21, 2017

340

340.80

February 6, 1986

6,900

6,912.36

November 28, 2017

350

350.20

February 14, 1986

7,000¹²

7,006.90

360

362.00

March 4, 1986

380.80

500

501.62

April 12, 1991602.29

370April 14, 1986

January 7, 1992

January 2, 2018

370.40

March 13, 1986

390

390.00

April 17, 1986

7,100

400

520

400.20

May 30, 1986

521.06

410

411.20

July 3, 1986

August 23, 1991

540

540.94

October 16, 1991

560

565.71

December 27, 1991

620

625.75

January 14, 1992

640

644.92

February 12, 1992

660

661.60

December 4, 1992

680

681.85

January 6, 1993

700

700.77

January 21, 1993

720

726.89

August 16, 1993

740

742.84

August 31, 1993

7,136.56

January 5, 2018

7,200

7,211.78

January 11, 2018

380

420

580

7,300¹³

7,336.38

January 19, 2018

421.00

February 25, 1987

586.34

December 31, 1991

760

763.66

7,400

430

1,000431.40

March 11, 1987

September 28, 1993

440

440.80

August 6, 1987

450

451.60

August 13, 1987

3.3. The 1990s Acceleration Bull Market (1989-2000)

Milestone	Closing Level	Date First Achieved
455.80
780
785.41
October 14, 1993
800
800.47
January 31, 1994
820
822.63
March 27, 1995
840	840.95	April 27, 1995
860	863.06	May 15, 1995
880	882.85	June 5, 1995
900	902.68	June 15, 1995
920	922.09	June 19, 1995
7,408.03	January 22, 2018	940	940.09	June 22, 1995
7,500	7,505.77	960	969.76	July 7, 1995
January 26, 2018	980	988.63
7,600¹⁴	7,606.46	July 12, 1995
June 4, 2018
7,700	7,703.79	June 12, 2018	1,005.89	July 17, 1995
7,800¹⁵	7,823.92	July 12, 2018	1,050	1,051.08	September 7, 1995
1,100	1,117.11	February 22, 1996
1,150	1,153.70	April 22, 1996
7,900	7,932.24	July 25, 2018
8,000	8,017.90	August 27, 2018	8,100	1,200	1,202.76	May 10, 1996
8,109.69	1,250	1,250.87	October 7, 1996
August 29, 2018
8,200	8,202.53	July 10, 2019
8,300	8,321.50	July 24, 2019	1,300	1,300.37	December 3, 1996
8,400	8,433.20	November 4, 2019	1,350	1,364.28	January 20, 1997
8,500	8,540.83	November 15, 2019	1,400	1,409.21	May 27, 1997
1,450
8,600	8,632.49	1,452.43	June 24, 1997
1,500	1,502.62	July 11, 1997
1,550	1,580.63	July 16, 1997
1,600	1,605.45	August 4, 1997
1,650	1,656.22	September 9, 1997
November 25, 2019
8,700	8,705.18	November 27, 2019
8,800	8,814.23	December 16, 2019
8,900	8,924.96	December 20, 2019	1,700	1,702.41	October 2, 1997
9,000	9,022.39	December 26, 2019	1,750
9,100	9,129.24	January 8, 2020
9,200	9,203.43	January 9, 2020	1,751.76	February 23, 1998
9,300	9,357.13	January 16, 2020	1,800	1,812.44	March 24, 1998
9,400	9,402.48	January 23, 2020	1,850	1,852.96	April 2, 1998
9,500	9,508.68	February 5, 2020	1,900	1,903.87	April 21, 1998
1,950	1,965.53	July 13, 1998
2,000	2,000.56	July 16, 1998
2,050	2,050.42	December 9, 1998
9,600	9,628.39	February 10, 2020	2,100
9,700	9,725.96	February 12, 2020
9,800	2,138.03	December 21, 1998
2,150	2,172.54	December 23, 1998
9,817.18	2,200	2,208.05	January 4, 1999
2,250	2,251.27	January 5, 1999
2,300	2,320.86	January 6, 1999
February 19, 2020	2,350	2,384.59	January 11, 1999
2,400	2,408.17	January 19, 1999
2,450	2,505.89	January 29, 1999
	2,505.89	January 29, 1999

3.6. Bull Recession of 2020

Milestone	Closing Level	Date First Achieved
2,500
10,600
2,550
2,560.06
April 5, 1999
2,600
2,652.05
2,652.05
April 26, 1999
April 26, 1999
2,650
2,700
2,706.18
July 1, 1999
10,617.44
2,750
2,771.86
July 8, 1999
2,800
2,818.13
July 14, 1999
2,850
2,864.47
July 16, 1999
July 10, 2020
2,900
2,915.95
October 11, 1999
2,950
2,966.42
October 29, 1999
3,000
3,028.51	November 3, 1999
3,100	3,102.29	November 5, 1999
3,200	3,221.15	November 12, 1999
3,300	3,347.11	November 18, 1999
3,400	3,420.50	November 24, 1999
3,500	3,520.63	December 3, 1999
3,600	3,620.24	December 10, 1999
3,700	3,715.06	December 16, 1999
3,800	3,911.15	December 21, 1999
3,900	3,911.15	December 21, 1999
4,000	4,041.46	December 29, 1999
4,100	4,131.15	January 3, 2000
4,200	4,235.40	January 21, 2000
4,300	4,321.77	February 7, 2000
4,400	4,427.50	February 8, 2000
4,500	4,548.92	February 17, 2000
4,600	4,617.65	February 24, 2000
4,700	4,784.08	March 1, 2000
4,800	4,914.79	March 3, 2000
4,900	4,914.79	March 3, 2000
5,000	5,046.86	March 9, 2000

Category	All-Time Highs		All-Time Lows
Closing	10,767.09	Monday, July 20, 2020	54.87	Thursday, October 3, 1974
Intraday	10,824.78	Monday, July 13, 2020

3.4. Do-Over of the Milestones (2002-2015)

4. List of 1000-Ppoint Milestones by Number of Trading Days

Milestone^[1]	Date of Record^[1]	Trading Days^[1]
1,000	July 7, 1995	6,171
2,000	July 16, 1998	758
3,000	November 3, 1999	329
4,000	December 29, 1999	38
5,000	March 9, 2000	49
6,000	April 25, 2017	4,308
7,000	January 2, 2018	174
8,000	August 27, 2018	164
9,000	December 26, 2019	335
10,000	June 10, 2020	114

References

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-nasdaq-just-hit-9000-for-the-first-time-but-indexs-biggest-winners-arent-the-usual-tech-suspects-2019-12-26