what was the price of the sandp 500 in 1997

The closing price for the S&P 500 (GSPC) in 1997 was $970.43, on December 31, 1997. It was up 31% for the year. The latest price is $5,969.34.

DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME
December 31 1997
$970.84
$975.02
$967.41
$970.43
467,280,000
December 30 1997
$953.35
$970.84
$953.35
$970.84
499,500,000
December 29 1997
$936.46
$953.95
$936.46
$953.35
443,160,000
December 26 1997
$932.70
$939.99
$932.70
$936.46
154,900,000
December 24 1997
$939.13
$942.88
$932.70
$932.70
265,980,000
December 23 1997
$953.70
$954.51
$938.91
$939.13
515,070,000
December 22 1997
$946.78
$956.73
$946.25
$953.70
530,670,000
December 19 1997
$955.30
$955.30
$924.92
$946.78
793,200,000
December 18 1997
$965.54
$965.54
$950.55
$955.30
618,870,000
December 17 1997
$968.04
$974.30
$964.25
$965.54
618,900,000
December 16 1997
$963.39
$973.00
$963.39
$968.04
623,320,000
December 15 1997
$953.39
$965.96
$953.39
$963.39
597,150,000
December 12 1997
$954.94
$961.32
$947.00
$953.39
579,280,000
December 11 1997
$969.79
$969.79
$951.89
$954.94
631,770,000
December 10 1997
$975.78
$975.78
$962.68
$969.79
602,290,000
December 09 1997
$982.37
$982.37
$973.81
$975.78
539,130,000
December 08 1997
$983.79
$985.67
$979.57
$982.37
490,320,000
December 05 1997
$973.10
$986.25
$969.10
$983.79
563,590,000
December 04 1997
$976.77
$983.36
$971.37
$973.10
633,470,000
December 03 1997
$971.68
$980.81
$966.16
$976.77
624,610,000
December 02 1997
$974.78
$976.20
$969.83
$971.68
576,120,000
December 01 1997
$955.40
$974.77
$955.40
$974.77
590,300,000
November 28 1997
$951.64
$959.13
$951.64
$955.40
189,070,000
November 26 1997
$950.82
$956.47
$950.82
$951.64
487,750,000
November 25 1997
$946.67
$954.47
$944.71
$950.82
587,890,000
Daily pricing data for the S&P 500 dates back to 12/30/1927, and may be incomplete.