Rain Man and the Australian All Ordinaries Index
By David Buckland
On the night of the 19 October 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 22. 6 per cent from 2,246. 7 to 1,738. 4 points. During the ’87 Crash, the Australian All Ordinaries Index fell from 2,312 points to 1,149 points, a decline from peak to trough of 50 per cent.