S&P 500 Historical Graph

Market Commentary 9326
January, 2012 Data:

Part 1: SUMMARY RETURNS & RANK
Last Month                                 4.4%         Rank: 15 out of 23
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0%        Rank: 8 out of 23
Last 5 Years                              -8.7%        Rank: 17 out of 23
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . .   16.1%        Rank: 18 out of 23

Returns for the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index is shown above for four time
periods. For example: the change in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index was
4.4% in the last month. With that return, the S&P 500 Index was ranked 15th 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 S&P 500 Index relative to the other 23 stock
indexes covered in this site is detailed below. Four different time periods are
reviewed. The Standard & Poor's 500 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 S&P 500 had a rank of 15 with a return of 4.36%.
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 S&P 500 had a rank of 8 with a return of 2%.
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 S&P 500 had a rank of 17 with a
return of -9%. 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 S&P 500 had a rank of 18 with
a return of 16%. 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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S&P 500 Index: Annual Returns

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

Year

Percent

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

16.3
11.8
-6.6
45.0
26.4
2.6
-14.3
38.1
8.5
-3.0
23.1
-11.8
18.9
13.0
9.1
-13.1
20.1
7.7
-11.4

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

0.1
10.8
15.6
-17.4
-29.7
31.5
19.1
-11.5
1.1
12.3
25.8
-9.7
14.8
17.3
1.4
26.3
14.6
2.0
12.4

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

27.3
-6.6
26.3
4.5
7.1
-1.5
34.1
20.3
31.0
26.7
19.5
-10.1
-13.0
-23.4
26.4
9.0
3.0
13.6
3.5

2008
2009
2010
2011

-38.5
23.5
12.8
0.0

The annual gain or loss in the S&P 500 Stock index from 1951 to present.
Dividends are not included.

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Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index - 58 Year Graph

S&P 500 Historical Graph

1/1950 1/1960 1/1970 1/1980 1/1990 1/2000 1/2010 1/2020

The above graph plots the monthly close for the Standard & Poor's 500 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.