2008: The year in markets

2008: The year in markets
U.S. indexes Dow Jones Industrial Average -34%
S&P 500 -38%
Nasdaq -40%
Dow Jones Financials -55%
Amex Oil Index -37%
International indexes Germany DAX -40%
FTSE 100 -31%
Japan Nikkei 225 -42%
China Shanghai Composite -65%
Mexico IPC -24%
Brazil Bovespa -41%
Currencies/commodities Gold +5%
Crude -54%
Dollar index +6%
Pound vs. dollar -28%
Dollar vs. yen -18%