Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest one day point gain ever, surging by over 1,985 points or 9.3 percent

Friday 03-13-2020

U.S. equity markets soared in the final hour of trading as President Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus and enlisted the nation’s biggest companies in the fight.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest one day point gain ever, surging by over 1,985 points or 9.3 percent. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also rallied over 9 percent.

Here were the main moves in markets, as of 4 p.m. ET:

• S&P 500 (^GSPC): 2,710.95, up +230.31 or 9.28%
• Dow (^DJI): 23,185.62, up +1,985.00 or 9.36%)
• Nasdaq (^IXIC): 7,874.23, up +672.43 or +9.34%