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World Markets Beat United States Stocks
The United States stock market trails many of the international stock
markets. The U.S. market, measured by the S&P 500 index, has increased
96.34 percent since it bottomed on October 9, 2002. For the same period,
Brazilian stocks increased over 500 percent and Russian stocks increased
over 400 percent. Even Japanese stocks outperformed the S&P 500.
Think globally.
| World
Stock Markets - Percent Gains - October 9, 2002 - May 21, 2007 |
| Country |
Index |
Symbol |
Percent Gain |
| Brazil |
Bovespa |
|
501.53% |
| Russia |
ING Russia A (mutual fund) |
|
469.36% |
| Argentina |
MerVal |
|
457.00% |
| India |
BSE 30 |
|
387.63% |
| Germany |
DAX |
|
193.29% |
| China |
Shanghai Composite |
|
165.23% |
| Canada |
S&P TSX Composite |
|
147.67% |
| Australia |
All Ordinaries |
|
122.08% |
| Japan |
Nikkei 225 |
|
105.60% |
| United States |
S&P 500 |
|
96.34% |
| Britain |
FTSE 100 |
|
77.34% |
| Percent gains computed from closing
prices from finance.yahoo.com. |
Posted May 22, 2007.
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