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According to Birinyi Associates, since the end of World War II in 1945, the Dow Industrials has suffered through 13 bear markets (defined as declines of 20% or more from a high). The average performance during those bear markets is a decline of about 28%.
After taking into account Monday’s plunge, the Dow Industrials is now down 27% from its October 2007 high. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have fared a bit worse, declining 29% and 31% from their respective highs last October. Take a look at how some of the other major U.S. indices and sectors have performed since their 52-week high (including Monday’s fall):It's been a rough twelve months. The Dow and S&P are looking to have their 4th straight quarter of declines, something not seen in years. Here is a preview of the quarter end stats and the winners and losers to date.
Major U.S Indices: % from 52-Wk. High Date of High
- Dow Industrials -27% October 2007
- Dow Transports -18% May 2008
- Dow Utilities -23% January 2008
- S&P 500 -29% October 2007
- Nasdaq Composite -31% October 2007
- Russell 2000 -22% October 2007
S&P 500 Sectors:
- Financials -50% October 2007
- Telecom -37% October 2007
- Technology -33% October 2007
- Materials -32% May 2008
- Energy -31% May 2008
- Industrials -31% October 2007
- Consumer Discretionary -29% October 2007
- Utilities -26% December 2007
- Healthcare -20% December 2007
- Consumer Staples -9% December 2007
Major Sector Indices :
- Airlines -57% October 2007
- Brokers -54% October 2007
- Insurance -53% October 2007
- Banks -47% October 2007
- Healthcare -42% January 2008
- Semis -42% October 2007
- Natural Gas -38% July 2008
- Oil Services -38% July 2008
- Gold Stocks -37% March 2008
- Oil Stocks -33% May 2008
- Cyclicals -31% October 2007
- Retailers -30% October 2007
- Housing -27% October 2007
- REITs -26% October 2007
- Defense -21% October 2007
- Drugs -21% December 2007
- Consumer -16% December 2007
- Biotech -14% August 2008
International Indices have not fared much better since their 52-week highs:
Major Intl' Indices (America):
- Brazil -37% May 2008
- Mexico -27% October 2007
- Canada -25% June 2008
Europe
- Russia -52% May 2008
- France -33% October 2007
- U.K -28% October 2007
- Germany -28% December 2007
Asia Pacific
- China -62% October 2007
- Hong Kong -45% October 2007
- India -40% January 2008
- Taiwan -43% October 2007
- Singapore -41% October 2007
- Japan -36% October 2007
- Thailand -34% November 2007
- Australia -32% November 2007
- Malaysia -34% January 2008
- South Korea -31% November 2007
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