| Equity Indexes Worldwide | In Local Currencies | |||||||
| 1999 Price Return (%) | 1998 Price Return (%) | |||||||
|
1st Qtr
|
12 Mos. 3/31/98-3/31/99
|
12 Mos. 12/31/97-12/31/98
|
4th Qtr
|
3rd Qtr
|
2nd Qtr
|
1st Qtr
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| Region/Country |
Index
|
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| Americas | ||||||||
| Argentina |
Merval
|
-2.39
|
-40.87
|
-37.45
|
13.09
|
-30.91
|
-22.47
|
3.27
|
| Brazil |
BOVESPA
|
57.67
|
-10.47
|
-33.47
|
2.90
|
-31.88
|
-18.99
|
17.16
|
| Canada |
TSE 300
|
1.72
|
-12.71
|
-3.19
|
15.52
|
-23.79
|
-2.54
|
12.82
|
| Chile |
IGPA
|
15.01
|
-14.22
|
-25.02
|
9.98
|
-19.44
|
-15.81
|
0.52
|
| Mexico |
IPC
|
24.51
|
-1.71
|
-24.28
|
10.92
|
-16.68
|
-14.59
|
-4.08
|
| USA |
Dow Jones Industrial Average
|
6.59
|
11.21
|
16.10
|
17.07
|
-12.39
|
1.73
|
11.27
|
| USA |
S&P 500
|
4.65
|
16.76
|
26.67
|
20.86
|
-10.30
|
2.91
|
13.53
|
| USA |
Nasdaq Comp.
|
12.25
|
34.09
|
39.63
|
29.45
|
-10.60
|
3.22
|
16.90
|
| USA |
NYSE Comp.
|
1.31
|
5.38
|
16.55
|
18.11
|
-12.83
|
1.04
|
12.05
|
| Venezuela |
Caracas General
|
-13.67
|
-46.21
|
-44.68
|
19.15
|
-15.75
|
-37.93
|
-11.21
|
| Asia/Pacific | ||||||||
| Australia |
All Ordinaries
|
5.47
|
8.13
|
7.53
|
8.75
|
-3.05
|
-2.76
|
4.88
|
| China |
Shenzhen A Share
|
1.36
|
-7.23
|
-8.94
|
-7.31
|
-7.56
|
6.82
|
-0.51
|
| China |
Shanghai A Share
|
1.07
|
-6.05
|
-3.09
|
-7.67
|
-7.06
|
8.32
|
4.26
|
| Hong Kong |
Hang Seng
|
8.89
|
-5.00
|
-6.28
|
27.46
|
-7.72
|
-25.83
|
7.42
|
| Indonesia |
JSE Composite
|
-1.11
|
-23.03
|
-0.92
|
44.14
|
-38.07
|
-12.81
|
27.31
|
| Japan |
Nikkei 225
|
14.41
|
-4.18
|
-9.28
|
3.25
|
-15.31
|
-4.22
|
8.31
|
| Korea |
KSE Composite (KOSPI)
|
10.05
|
28.68
|
49.47
|
81.25
|
4.18
|
-38.08
|
27.83
|
| Malaysia |
KLSE Composite
|
-14.21
|
-30.12
|
-1.40
|
56.92
|
-18.02
|
-36.67
|
21.04
|
| New Zealand |
NZSE 40 Capital
|
3.77
|
-6.34
|
-10.78
|
19.52
|
-12.05
|
-14.15
|
-1.15
|
| Philippines |
PSE Composite
|
3.02
|
-9.39
|
5.33
|
56.30
|
-28.43
|
-21.37
|
19.75
|
| Singapore |
ST Indls. & Commls.
|
9.02
|
-6.81
|
-8.96
|
48.22
|
-11.91
|
-34.53
|
6.49
|
| Taiwan |
Weighted Average
|
7.22
|
-24.30
|
-21.60
|
-6.08
|
-9.47
|
-16.97
|
11.04
|
| Thailand |
SET
|
-1.07
|
-23.33
|
-4.53
|
40.18
|
-5.05
|
-41.77
|
23.19
|
| Europe | ||||||||
| Austria |
ATX
|
6.16
|
-20.48
|
-13.45
|
7.02
|
-29.73
|
-0.39
|
15.54
|
| Belgium |
BEL-20
|
-7.48
|
8.91
|
45.27
|
18.77
|
-13.99
|
15.24
|
23.40
|
| Denmark |
KFX
|
-9.44
|
-18.91
|
4.13
|
13.23
|
-17.85
|
-3.74
|
16.30
|
| Finland |
HEX General
|
21.23
|
54.88
|
68.52
|
34.23
|
-18.00
|
16.07
|
31.90
|
| France |
CAC 40
|
6.47
|
8.31
|
31.47
|
23.29
|
-23.92
|
8.45
|
29.24
|
| Germany |
DAX
|
-2.36
|
-4.28
|
17.71
|
11.80
|
-24.13
|
15.58
|
20.06
|
| Greece |
ASE General
|
23.34
|
68.33
|
85.02
|
29.07
|
-10.34
|
17.93
|
35.56
|
| Ireland |
SE General
|
8.12
|
-11.73
|
3.18
|
10.81
|
-20.80
|
-6.98
|
26.39
|
| Italy |
MIBTEL
|
5.52
|
1.70
|
40.99
|
26.31
|
-17.82
|
-7.14
|
46.28
|
| Netherlands |
AEX
|
-54.74
|
-52.33
|
29.85
|
27.00
|
-22.17
|
6.56
|
23.29
|
| Norway |
OSE All-Share
|
11.78
|
-23.36
|
-26.65
|
4.67
|
-31.23
|
-4.74
|
6.97
|
| South Africa |
JSE Overall
|
17.53
|
-15.79
|
-12.44
|
6.51
|
-24.71
|
-10.65
|
22.20
|
| Spain |
IBEX 35
|
-0.97
|
-4.59
|
35.58
|
28.14
|
-24.34
|
-0.61
|
40.71
|
| Sweden |
SF General
|
6.10
|
-1.19
|
10.17
|
15.14
|
-23.51
|
5.74
|
18.31
|
| Switzerland |
ATB SMI
|
-0.43
|
-6.00
|
14.29
|
24.31
|
-26.92
|
3.91
|
21.07
|
| United Kingdom |
FTSE 100
|
7.02
|
6.12
|
14.55
|
16.16
|
-13.17
|
-1.68
|
15.51
|
DATA Equity Indexes Worldwide
January 01, 1999
