NASDAQ 100 Historical Graph

Market Commentary 9325
January, 2012 Data:

Part 1: SUMMARY RETURNS & RANK
Last Month                                 8.3%         Rank: 4 out of 23
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2%        Rank: 2 out of 23
Last 5 Years                              37.7%       Rank: 2 out of 23
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . .   59.2%        Rank: 9 out of 23

Returns for the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index is shown above for four time periods.
For example: the change in the NASDAQ was 8.3% in the last month. With that
return, the NASDAQ 100 Index was ranked 4th out of the 23 indexes reviewed
in this site for that time period. Dividends are not included.

Part 2: HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
The performance ranking of the NASDAQ 100 Index relative to the other 23
stock indexes covered in this site is detailed below. Four different time periods
are reviewed. The NASDAQ 100 Stock Index is compared to foreign and
domestic, large cap and small cap indexes. Each paragraph identifies the top
and bottom performers as well as the average and median market performance
for the indexes during in each time period.

Last Month:
During January of 2012, the NASDAQ 100 had a rank of 4 with a return of
8.35%. The top ranked index during January was the Hang Seng Index, with a
return of 10.61%. The worst performing index during that period was the Dow
Utility Index with a return of -3.41%.
The median return for all stock market indexes during January was 4.76%. The
average return for the indexes during the month was 4.98%.

Last Year:
During the last 12 months, the NASDAQ 100 had a rank of 2 with a return of
8%. The top ranked index during the last year was the Dow Utility Index, with a
return of 10%. The worst performing index during that period was the CAC 40
Index with a return of -18%.
The median return for the indexes during this period was 1%. The average
return for all stock market indexes over the year was -1%.

Last 5 Years:
Over the 5 years ended January of 2012, the NASDAQ 100 had a rank of 2
with a return of 38%. The top ranked index during the 5 year period was the
Mexico IPC Index, with a return of 39%. The worst performing index during that
period was the Nikkei 225 Index with a return of -49%.
The median return for all stock market indexes during this time period was -4%.
The average return for the indexes over the 5 years was -4%.

Last 10 Years:
During the 10 years ended January of 2012, the NASDAQ 100 had a rank of 9
with a return of 59%. The top ranked index during the period was the Mexico
IPC Index, with a return of 454%. The worst performing index during the 10 year
time period was the CAC 40 Index with a return of -29%.
The median return for the indexes during the last 10 years was 33%. The
average return for all stock market indexes over that time frame was 58%.

Table:
In this site, you may view the returns for all 23 indexes over all 4 time periods in
one convenient table. Click the Market Trend Research link in the uppermost
left corner of any page in this site. The table of contents for
Forecast-Chart.com's Market Trend Research will open. Click the link to the
Stock Index Return Scoreboard in the table of contents.

All calculations are based on the monthly market close for each index, excluding
dividends.

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NASDAQ 100 Index: Annual Returns

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

17.3
-30.5
-35.6
32.1
26.1
7.3
12.3
28.1
33.9
-3.2
18.7
19.9

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995

-11.3
7.1
6.9
10.5
13.5
26.2
-10.4
65.0
8.9
10.6
1.5
42.5

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

42.5
20.6
85.3
102.0
-36.8
-32.7
-37.6
49.1
10.4
1.5
6.8
18.7

2008
2009
2010
2011

-41.9
53.5
19.2
2.7

The annual gain or loss in the NASDAQ 100 index from 1972 to present.
Dividends are not included.

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NASDAQ 100 Stock Index - 36 Year Graph

NASDAQ 100 Historical Graph

The above graph plots the monthly close for the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index in logarithmic scale.
Updated Saturday, February 4, 2012. Click the links below for the forecast and other links related to
this stock index.