03/16/2012
2000 to Today
Looking at the Numbers
Time to update some key figures as part of the three-year anniversary of the March 9, 2009, low in the equity markets.
All the following is based on closing prices. I added the low for the week of 10/3/11 for further perspective.
S&P 500
3/24/00…1527 [then all-time high]
10/9/02…..776
10/9/07…1565 [new all-time high}
3/9/09……676
3/9/11…..1320
10/3/11....1099
3/9/12…..1370
Nasdaq
3/10/00…5048 [all-time high]
10/9/02…1114
10/9/07…2803
3/9/09…..1268
3/9/11…..2751
10/3/11…2335
3/9/12…..2988
Dow Jones
1/14/00…11722 [then all-time high]
10/9/02…..7286
10/9/07…14164 [new all-time high]
3/9/09……6547
3/9/11…..12213
10/3/11…10655
3/9/12…..12922
But what of the leading international indices? [using S&P high of 3/24/00 as benchmark date]
London FTSE
3/24/00…6738
10/9/02…3742
10/9/07…6615
3/9/09…..3542
3/9/11…..5937
10/4/11…4944
3/9/12…..5887
Frankfurt DAX
3/24/00…7932
10/9/02…2597
10/9/07…7980
3/9/09…..3692
3/9/11…..7131
10/4/11…5216
3/9/12…..6880
Tokyo Nikkei
3/24/00…19958
10/9/02…..8539
10/9/07…17159
3/9/09……7086
3/9/11…..10589
10/5/11…..8382
3/9/12……9929
By the way, it was way back on 12/29/89…yes, 1989…that the Nikkei hit its all-time high of 38916. By 4/2/90, it was already down to 28002, and the rest is history.
*So…look at the performance of all six of the above since the spring of 2000. Only the Dow Jones is up.
Source: Yahoo Finance and StocksandNews.com database.
Wall Street History will return in two weeks.
Brian Trumbore
