Sorry, I couldn't find pricing data for that day. The closing price for the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) on December 31, 2008 was $1,577.03. It was up 1.7% for the day. The latest price is $22,900.59.
DATE
OPEN
HIGH
LOW
CLOSE
VOLUME
December 31 2008
$1,550.87
$1,586.81
$1,548.88
$1,577.03
1,521,220,000
Daily pricing data for the Nasdaq Composite dates back to 2/5/1971, and may be incomplete.