NYSE Composite Index Historical Graph

Market Commentary 9480
March, 2012 Data:

Part 1: SUMMARY RETURNS & RANK
Last Month                                 -0.4%        Rank: 17 out of 23
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.9%       Rank: 18 out of 23
Last 5 Years                              -12.7%       Rank: 20 out of 23
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . .   27.3%        Rank: 16 out of 23

Returns for the NYSE Composite Stock Index is shown above for four time
periods. For example: the change in the NYSE Composite Index was -0.4% in
the last month. With that return, the NYSE Composite Index was ranked 17th
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 NYSE Composite Index relative to the other 23
stock indexes covered in this site is detailed below. Four different time periods
are reviewed. The NYSE Composite 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 March of 2012, the NYSE Composite had a rank of 17 with a return of
-0.39%. The top ranked index during March was the NASDAQ 100 Index, with a
return of 5.31%. The worst performing index during that period was the Hang
Seng Index with a return of -5.01%.
The median return for all stock market indexes during March was 0.89%. The
average return for the indexes during the month was 0.49%.

Last Year:
During the last 12 months, the NYSE Composite had a rank of 18 with a return
of -4%. The top ranked index during the last year was the NASDAQ 100 Index,
with a return of 18%. The worst performing index during that period was the
CAC 40 Index with a return of -17%.
The median return for the indexes during this period was 0%. The average
return for all stock market indexes over the year was 0%.

Last 5 Years:
Over the 5 years ended March of 2012, the NYSE Composite had a rank of 20
with a return of -13%. The top ranked index during the 5 year period was the
NASDAQ 100 Index, with a return of 56%. The worst performing index during
that period was the Nikkei 225 Index with a return of -44%.
The median return for all stock market indexes during this time period was 0%.
The average return for the indexes over the 5 years was 0%.

Last 10 Years:
During the 10 years ended March of 2012, the NYSE Composite had a rank of
16 with a return of 27%. The top ranked index during the period was the Mexico
IPC Index, with a return of 438%. The worst performing index during the 10 year
time period was the CAC 40 Index with a return of -23%.
The median return for the indexes during the last 10 years was 36%. The
average return for all stock market indexes over that time frame was 59%.

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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NYSE Composite Index: Annual Returns

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-12.4
22.1
10.4
-11.2
-4.3
12.6
15.7
-18.5
-29.8
31.0
16.6
-9.5
5.7
10.6

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

31.1
-10.1
13.9
17.5
1.3
26.2
14.0
-0.3
13.0
24.8
-7.5
27.1
4.7
7.9

1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

-3.1
31.3
19.1
30.3
16.6
9.1
1.0
-10.2
-19.8
29.3
12.2
7.0
17.9
6.6

2008
2009
2010
2011

-40.9
24.8
10.8
-6.1

The annual gain or loss in the NYSE Composite index from 1966 to present.
Dividends are not included.

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NYSE Composite Stock Index - 41 Year Graph

NYSE Composite Index Historical Graph

The above graph plots the monthly close for the NYSE Composite Stock Index in logarithmic scale.
Updated Friday, April 13, 2012. Click the links below for the forecast and other links related to this
stock index.