On Monday, March 2, 2015, the NASDAQ
Composite Index broke 5000 points for the first time in 15 years. The NASDAQ
Composite Index ended trading hours at 5008.10 on March 2. The last time this
major index has seen a 5000+ level was on March 10, 2000, where it broke
5048.62 points. In this 15 year gap the Index has rarely reached over 3000. The growth from
4000 to 5000 took nearly a year, but it finally hit that today.
