Dow posts third largest point gain in history

Greatest DJIA Daily Point Gains
of All-Time
Rank	Date	Close	Net Chg	% Chg
1	3/16/00	10,630.60	+499.19	+4.93
2	7/24/02	8,191.29	+488.95	+6.35
3	9/30/08	10,850.66	+485.21	+4.68
4	7/29/02	8,711.88	+447.49	+5.41
5	3/18/08	12,392.66	+420.41	+3.51
6	3/11/08	12,156.81	+416.66	+3.55
7	9/18/08	11,019.69	+410.03	+3.86
8	4/5/01	9,918.05	+402.63	+4.23
9	4/18/01	10,615.83	+399.10	+3.91
10	4/1/08	12,654.36	+391.47	+3.19
11	9/8/98	8,020.78	+380.53	+4.98
12	10/15/02	8,255.68	+378.28	+4.80
13	9/19/08	11,388.44	+368.75	+3.35
14	9/24/01	8,603.86	+368.05	+4.47
15	10/1/02	7,938.79	+346.86	+4.57
16	5/16/01	11,215.92	+342.95	+3.15
17	12/5/00	10,898.72	+338.62	+3.21
18	10/28/97	7,498.32	+337.17	+4.71
19	9/18/07	13,739.39	+335.97	+2.51
20	8/5/08	11,615.77	+331.62	+2.94
21	11/28/07	13,289.45	+331.01	+2.55
22	10/15/98	8,299.36	+330.58	+4.15
23	7/5/02	9,379.50	+324.53	+3.58