Sorry, I couldn't find pricing data for that day. The closing price for the S&P 500 (GSPC) on January 3, 1997 was $748.03. It was up 1.5% for the day. The latest price is $6,904.34.
DATE
OPEN
HIGH
LOW
CLOSE
VOLUME
January 03 1997
$737.01
$748.24
$737.01
$748.03
452,970,000
Daily pricing data for the S&P 500 dates back to 12/30/1927, and may be incomplete.