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

2

*

2000

0.54%

3.92%

4.74%

6.66%

9.27%

7.68%

March

21

 

2000

2.21%

5.53%

7.17%

7.66%

7.56%

4.86%

May

16

 

2000

3.05%

1.03%

-1.91%

-6.02%

-6.75%

-12.28%

June

28

*

2000

2.11%

0.47%

2.78%

3.45%

0.11%

2.63%

August

22

 

2000

0.13%

1.46%

2.53%

2.26%

2.97%

3.26%

October

3

 

2000

-3.17%

-1.28%

-2.71%

-5.83%

-5.98%

-9.20%

November

15

 

2000

0.87%

-3.39%

-3.54%

-8.37%

-8.50%

-12.20%

December

19

 

2000

-4.30%

-11.12%

-10.84%

-4.10%

-4.99%

-3.25%

January

31

2001

-2.31%

-1.96%

-6.27%

-6.88%

-6.13%

-8.12%

March

20

 

2001

-4.80%

-6.20%

-2.74%

-1.15%

-1.68%

1.08%

May

15

 

2001

0.18%

4.06%

5.37%

5.62%

10.74%

11.14%

June

27

*

2001

0.49%

2.95%

4.68%

4.07%

3.69%

0.75%

August

21

 

2001

-2.66%

-1.13%

-2.04%

1.88%

1.65%

-0.87%

October

2

 

2001

0.80%

6.78%

7.89%

8.43%

8.48%

6.06%

November

6

 

2001

2.31%

2.45%

1.90%

1.94%

2.59%

5.49%

December

11

 

2001

0.49%

0.97%

-2.29%

-1.96%

-0.23%

0.63%

January

30

*

2002

1.08%

2.17%

0.96%

-1.98%

-2.88%

-4.24%

March

19

 

2002

0.20%

-2.35%

-0.44%

-1.37%

-3.44%

-2.82%

May

7

 

2002

-0.30%

7.46%

4.56%

1.42%

4.69%

8.91%

June

26

 

2002

0.38%

2.47%

2.75%

-1.42%

-4.65%

-3.08%

August

13

 

2002

-2.87%

2.10%

2.92%

4.15%

6.71%

5.34%

September

24

 

2002

-0.23%

3.15%

3.10%

1.20%

-1.09%

2.43%

November

6

 

2002

1.27%

-1.75%

-2.99%

-5.85%

-3.68%

-2.84%

December

10

 

2002

1.73%

2.15%

2.37%

-0.35%

2.43%

1.82%

January

29

2003

1.18%

-1.48%

-1.58%

-1.37%

-2.68%

-3.03%

March

18

 

2003

0.59%

0.34%

0.75%

2.12%

-1.62%

-0.09%

May

6

  

2003

1.31%

0.18%

-0.95%

1.07%

2.48%

2.37%

June

25

*

2003

-0.18%

1.77%

1.22%

1.07%

2.15%

4.55%

August

12

  

2003

1.53%

1.51%

2.34%

2.44%

4.69%

5.99%

September

16

  

2003

2.25%

2.03%

3.46%

3.25%

1.57%

3.04%

October

28

  

2003

2.62%

2.85%

2.64%

2.62%

4.50%

3.99%

December

9

  

2003

-2.08%

-2.27%

-0.34%

0.01%

-1.57%

-1.26%

* = two-day FOMC meeting