Chart    Table:  2000-2003   1995-1999   1990-1994   1985-1989   1980-1984
FOMC Meeting Dates Nasdaq Composite's Cumulative Return

Month

Day

 

Year

FOMC Day

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

February

7

*

1990

0.66%

0.79%

1.14%

0.56%

0.42%

0.61%

March

27

 

1990

0.15%

-0.49%

-0.78%

-0.75%

-1.29%

-0.27%

May

15

 

1990

0.20%

0.30%

0.94%

1.52%

2.55%

2.78%

July

3

*

1990

-0.06%

-0.62%

-0.33%

-0.08%

-0.23%

0.40%

August

21

 

1990

-2.29%

-3.54%

-7.30%

-5.47%

-1.88%

-1.47%

October

2

 

1990

0.49%

-0.90%

-1.34%

-2.06%

-1.84%

-4.38%

November

13

 

1990

0.40%

1.54%

0.85%

-0.17%

0.36%

-0.90%

December

18

 

1990

1.22%

1.50%

1.80%

1.83%

1.83%

1.83%

February

6

*

1991

1.63%

0.65%

1.06%

2.75%

2.73%

3.65%

March

26

 

1991

2.15%

2.96%

2.95%

2.64%

4.85%

5.67%

May

14

 

1991

-1.04%

-3.21%

-2.46%

-2.54%

-2.80%

-2.09%

July

3

*

1991

-0.93%

-0.99%

0.15%

1.02%

1.75%

2.00%

August

20

 

1991

0.89%

4.09%

4.15%

4.71%

4.77%

4.84%

October

1

 

1991

0.31%

-0.10%

-1.21%

-1.23%

-2.03%

-1.83%

November

5

 

1991

0.25%

0.37%

1.45%

1.97%

2.46%

3.38%

December

17

 

1991

-0.74%

-0.72%

-1.69%

-1.47%

0.03%

1.07%

February

5

*

1992

0.95%

1.06%

0.63%

0.50%

0.38%

2.21%

March

31

 

1992

0.28%

0.00%

-1.37%

-2.00%

-0.96%

-3.40%

May

19

 

1992

0.26%

0.65%

0.45%

0.65%

-0.15%

0.14%

July

1

*

1992

0.96%

-0.04%

-0.08%

-1.10%

-1.07%

0.20%

August

18

 

1992

-0.28%

-0.85%

-0.81%

-1.53%

-2.98%

-3.19%

October

6

 

1992

0.94%

0.71%

1.53%

0.94%

1.53%

1.99%

November

17

 

1992

-1.09%

0.13%

0.72%

1.35%

0.76%

1.88%

December

22

 

1992

-0.24%

0.08%

0.52%

0.57%

0.99%

1.42%

February

3

*

1993

0.50%

0.53%

-0.59%

-0.95%

-1.83%

-1.43%

March

23

 

1993

-0.23%

-0.33%

0.65%

0.73%

0.61%

1.42%

May

18

 

1993

0.42%

1.84%

2.87%

2.41%

2.47%

2.52%

July

7

*

1993

-0.49%

0.07%

0.51%

0.78%

0.89%

1.46%

August

17

 

1993

0.57%

1.09%

0.49%

0.56%

0.55%

1.13%

September

23

 

1993

0.90%

1.22%

1.93%

2.43%

2.36%

2.31%

November

16

 

1993

-0.10%

-1.31%

-2.34%

-2.70%

-4.44%

-3.32%

December

21

 

1993

-0.59%

-0.54%

-0.19%

0.12%

0.58%

1.10%

February

4

*

1994

-2.57%

-2.33%

-1.89%

-1.41%

-1.80%

-2.06%

March

22

 

1994

-0.12%

0.03%

-1.33%

-1.74%

-3.11%

-5.27%

May

17

 

1994

-0.05%

1.40%

2.16%

2.08%

1.83%

2.75%

July

6

*

1994

-0.37%

0.42%

0.55%

0.46%

0.85%

2.24%

August

16

 

1994

0.36%

1.33%

1.27%

1.30%

1.28%

2.06%

September

27

 

1994

-0.03%

0.58%

0.49%

1.15%

0.69%

-1.10%

November

15

 

1994

0.11%

0.20%

-0.30%

-0.45%

-1.35%

-3.51%

December

20

 

1994

0.09%

1.27%

1.57%

1.96%

2.51%

2.00%

* = two-day FOMC meeting