World Market Movements Weekly Update
Due to the holiday period, the next Market Updates will be w/c 5th January 2009.
Week ended 12 December 2008
Indices Performance Table
| Asia |
WOW |
YTD |
WOW (USD) |
YTD (USD) |
| Australia All Ords |
0.74% |
-46.23% |
5.02% |
-59.47% |
| Hang Seng |
6.59% |
-46.94% |
6.60% |
-46.60% |
| MSCI China (US$) |
5.95% |
-52.45% |
5.95% |
-52.45% |
| MSCI Zhong Hua (US$) |
6.66% |
-52.55% |
6.66% |
-52.55% |
| India NSE50 |
7.62% |
-52.41% |
10.12% |
-61.29% |
| Indonesia JCI |
5.04% |
-54.00% |
7.79% |
-62.28% |
| Japan Topix |
3.48% |
-44.88% |
4.34% |
-31.91% |
| Korea KOSPI |
7.36% |
-41.82% |
15.44% |
-60.34% |
| Malaysia KLSE |
1.67% |
-41.02% |
3.29% |
-45.53% |
| New Zealand 50 |
-1.10% |
-33.76% |
2.65% |
-52.87% |
| Pakistan KSE100 |
0.00% |
-34.74% |
-0.06% |
-48.92% |
| Philippines PCOMP |
0.25% |
-47.71% |
2.29% |
-55.12% |
| Straits Times Index |
4.89% |
-49.78% |
7.55% |
-51.48% |
| Taiwan TWSE |
6.06% |
-47.32% |
6.76% |
-48.76% |
| Thailand SET |
8.12% |
-50.50% |
10.26% |
-57.53% |
| Sri Lanka |
-0.37% |
-38.55% |
-1.47% |
-40.04% |
| MSCI AC AP Free X Japan (US$) |
7.80% |
-55.80% |
7.80% |
-55.80% |
| MSCI Asia Pac X Japan Small Cap (US$) |
7.52% |
-64.38% |
7.52% |
-64.38% |
| ML Asian Dollar Index |
2.34% |
-14.20% |
2.34% |
-14.20% |
| JPM Singapore Govt Bonds |
0.50% |
7.51% |
3.04% |
3.87% |
| Pan Europe |
WOW |
YTD |
WOW (USD) |
YTD (USD) |
| France - CAC 40 |
7.5% |
-42.8% |
13.4% |
-47.6% |
| FTSE Europe |
5.7% |
-42.0% |
10.3% |
-50.1% |
| Germany - DAX |
6.4% |
-42.2% |
12.3% |
-47.6% |
| Italy - MIB30* |
6.7% |
-48.8% |
12.6% |
-53.5% |
| Spain - IBEX 35 |
5.7% |
-40.9% |
11.5% |
-46.4% |
| Switzerland - SMI |
1.9% |
-33.6% |
5.7% |
-36.5% |
| UK FTSE 100 |
5.70% |
-33.71% |
8.15% |
-50.07% |
| Emerging Markets |
WOW |
YTD |
WOW (USD) |
YTD (USD) |
| MSCI Brazil |
12.93% |
-41.85% |
23.74% |
-56.27% |
| MSCI EMEA |
6.12% |
-50.24% |
8.36% |
-58.39% |
| MSCI Emerging Markets |
7.39% |
-47.52% |
10.89% |
-55.71% |
| MSCI Latin America |
10.802% |
-38.60% |
18.35% |
-52.11% |
| MSCI Mexico |
8.48% |
-31.42% |
11.09% |
-44.22% |
| North America |
WOW |
YTD |
WOW (USD) |
YTD (USD) |
| US DJ |
-0.07% |
-34.94% |
-0.07% |
-34.94% |
| Nasdaq Composite |
2.08% |
-41.91% |
2.08% |
-41.91% |
Source: Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, Bloomberg, Reuters, IRESS