Certainly it has been a rough year for the markets. Exactly one year ago today, the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 both closed at record highs. Since that day, the Dow [&DJI  Loading...      ()   ] has plummeted nearly 5,000 points, and the S&P [&SPX  Loading...      ()   ] has dropped a more impressive 600 points. Here’s how some of the major indices and sectors have performed since last October:

Performance since the close on October 9, 2007


While the U.S. indices have been hit hard since the October highs, many international indices have been hit even harder since last October:


Finally, here’s how the Dow’s 30 components have performed since last October and their impact on the index. Note that 3 components (BAC, CVX, and AIG) were removed from the index since then and replaced by HON, MO, and KFT). Notice that Wal-Mart is the sole Dow component showing a gain in the past year.

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