s and p 500 total return indices monthly adjusted closing price for 1979

The average closing price for the S&P 500 (GSPC) in 1979 was $103.00. It was up 11.6% for the year. The latest price is $5,638.77.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME
December 1979
$105.83
$110.33
$105.07
$107.94
710,210,000
November 1979
$102.57
$107.89
$99.42
$106.16
653,650,000
October 1979
$108.56
$112.16
$99.06
$101.82
857,930,000
September 1979
$107.44
$111.58
$105.38
$109.32
713,940,000
August 1979
$104.17
$109.84
$103.14
$109.32
825,050,000
July 1979
$101.99
$105.17
$100.35
$103.81
680,740,000
June 1979
$99.17
$103.67
$98.57
$102.91
735,710,000
May 1979
$101.68
$102.57
$97.49
$99.08
623,740,000
April 1979
$100.90
$103.95
$100.14
$101.76
620,650,000
March 1979
$96.90
$103.31
$95.98
$101.59
649,800,000
February 1979
$99.96
$100.52
$95.38
$96.28
475,710,000
January 1979
$96.73
$102.59
$95.22
$99.93
615,730,000
Daily pricing data for the S&P 500 dates back to 12/30/1927, and may be incomplete.