Closing Milestones of the NASDAQ Composite

Closing Milestones of the NASDAQ Composite: History

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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

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	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	Date First Achieved
100¹	100.00	February 5, 1971
110	110.16	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
136.84²	137.09	September 7, 1978
140	140.02	July 27, 1979
150	150.04	August 29, 1979
160	160.70	January 28, 1980
170	170.48	July 21, 1980
180	181.70	August 22, 1980
190	191.31	September 16, 1980
200	200.25	November 13, 1980
210	210.18	March 31, 1981
220	220.24	May 26, 1981
230	230.19	November 9, 1982
240	240.65	December 7, 1982
250	251.65	February 4, 1983
260	261.29	February 18, 1983
270	270.37	March 24, 1983
280	281.60	April 15, 1983
290	290.84	April 28, 1983
300	301.64	May 6, 1983
310	311.39	May 26, 1983
320	320.04	June 14, 1983
330	330.00	January 16, 1986
340	340.80	February 6, 1986
350	350.20	February 14, 1986
360	362.00	March 4, 1986
370	370.40	March 13, 1986
380	380.80	April 14, 1986
390	390.00	April 17, 1986
400	400.20	May 30, 1986
410	411.20	July 3, 1986
420	421.00	February 25, 1987
430	431.40	March 11, 1987
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
455.80³	456.90	August 3, 1989
460	461.70	August 7, 1989
470	471.30	September 1, 1989
480	480.70	October 5, 1989
490	491.20	April 2, 1991
500	501.62	April 12, 1991
520	521.06	August 23, 1991
540	540.94	October 16, 1991
560	565.71	December 27, 1991
580	586.34	December 31, 1991
600	602.29	January 7, 1992
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
760	763.66	September 28, 1993
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
940	940.09	June 22, 1995
960	969.76	July 7, 1995
980	988.63	July 12, 1995
1,000	1,005.89	July 17, 1995
1,050	1,051.08	September 7, 1995
1,100	1,117.11	February 22, 1996
1,150	1,153.70	April 22, 1996
1,200	1,202.76	May 10, 1996
1,250	1,250.87	October 7, 1996
1,300	1,300.37	December 3, 1996
1,350	1,364.28	January 20, 1997
1,400	1,409.21	May 27, 1997
1,450	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
1,700	1,702.41	October 2, 1997
1,750	1,751.76	February 23, 1998
1,800	1,812.44	March 24, 1998
1,850	1,852.96	April 2, 1998
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
2,100	2,138.03	December 21, 1998
2,150	2,172.54	December 23, 1998
2,200	2,208.05	January 4, 1999
2,250	2,251.27	January 5, 1999
2,300	2,320.86	January 6, 1999
2,350	2,384.59	January 11, 1999
2,400	2,408.17	January 19, 1999
2,450	2,505.89	January 29, 1999
2,500	2,505.89	January 29, 1999
2,550	2,560.06	April 5, 1999
2,600	2,652.05	April 26, 1999
2,650	2,652.05	April 26, 1999
2,700	2,706.18	July 1, 1999
2,750	2,771.86	July 8, 1999
2,800	2,818.13	July 14, 1999
2,850	2,864.47	July 16, 1999
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

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

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
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	May 2, 2003
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
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	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
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
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
4,300	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
4,700	4,702.44	November 18, 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	Closing Level	Date First Achieved
5,048.62⁴	5,056.06	April 23, 2015
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	August 5, 2016
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	5,819.44	February 15, 2017
5,900	5,904.03	March 1, 2017
6,000¹¹	6,025.49	April 25, 2017
6,100	6,100.76	May 5, 2017
6,200	6,205.26	May 25, 2017
6,300	6,305.80	June 2, 2017
6,400	6,410.81	July 24, 2017
6,500	6,516.72	October 2, 2017
6,600	6,603.55	October 11, 2017
6,700	6,701.26	October 27, 2017
6,800	6,862.48	November 21, 2017
6,900	6,912.36	November 28, 2017
7,000¹²	7,006.90	January 2, 2018
7,100	7,136.56	January 5, 2018
7,200	7,211.78	January 11, 2018
7,300¹³	7,336.38	January 19, 2018
7,400	7,408.03	January 22, 2018
7,500	7,505.77	January 26, 2018
7,600¹⁴	7,606.46	June 4, 2018
7,700	7,703.79	June 12, 2018
7,800¹⁵	7,823.92	July 12, 2018
7,900	7,932.24	July 25, 2018
8,000	8,017.90	August 27, 2018
8,100	8,109.69	August 29, 2018
8,200	8,202.53	July 10, 2019
8,300	8,321.50	July 24, 2019
8,400	8,433.20	November 4, 2019
8,500	8,540.83	November 15, 2019
8,600	8,632.49	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
9,000	9,022.39	December 26, 2019
9,100	9,129.24	January 8, 2020
9,200	9,203.43	January 9, 2020
9,300	9,357.13	January 16, 2020
9,400	9,402.48	January 23, 2020
9,500	9,508.68	February 5, 2020
9,600	9,628.39	February 10, 2020
9,700	9,725.96	February 12, 2020
9,800	9,817.18	February 19, 2020

3.6. Bull Recession of 2020

Milestone	Closing Level	Date First Achieved
9,817.18¹⁶	9,924.75	June 8, 2020
9,900	9,924.75	June 8, 2020
10,000	10,020.35	June 10, 2020
10,200	10,207.63	July 2, 2020
10,400	10,433.65	July 6, 2020
10,600	10,617.44	July 10, 2020

4. List of 1000-Point 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

The content is sourced from: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Finance:Closing_milestones_of_the_NASDAQ_Composite

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

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