Leap Day Returns

Here’s a look at all the Leap Day returns for the Dow. Twelve of the last 16 have been down days. Odd fact: There was no Leap Day in 1900.

Year	Return
1904	0.96%
1908	-0.87%
1912	-0.21%
1916	0.15%
1924	-0.48%
1928	0.43%
1932	-0.71%
1936	-0.25%
1940	-0.01%
1944	-0.36%
1952	-0.16%
1956	-0.42%
1960	-0.30%
1968	-0.50%
1972	0.42%
1980	1.02%
1984	-0.22%
1988	2.39%
1996	-0.37%
2000	0.89%
2008	-2.51%
2012	-0.41%

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on February 27th, 2016 at 5:19 pm

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