Top DJIA points declines

Top ten largest one-day decline in points for the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index:

1. 29 September 2008 -777.68
2. 15 October 2008 -733.08
3. 17 September 2001 -684.81
4. 1 December 2008 -679.95
5. 9 October 2008 -678.91
6. 14 April 2000 -617.77
7. 27 October 1997 -554.26
8. 22 October 2008 -514.45
9. 31 August 1998 -512.62
10. 7 October 2008 -508.39