Equity Market Performance In The Month Of December
Thackray’s 2011 Investor’s Guide notes that December is one of the best months of the year for equity markets. During the past 10 Decembers average performance per period by major North American equity indices was as follows:
Index                                 Average Performance (%)
Dow Jones Industrial Average                             0.99
S&P 500 Index                                                  0.63
NASDAQ Composite Index                                 -0.13
TSX Composite Index                                        1.85
Russell 1000 Index                                            0.82
Russell 2000 Index                                            1.64
Best performing U.S. sectors during the past 20 periods were:
Sector                  Average Performance (%) Profit Frequency (%)
Industrials                                  2.7                                     60.0
Utilities                                     2.5                                      55.0
Materials                                   2.4                                      45.0
Consumer Discretionary               2.1                                      55.0
Best performing U.S. sub-sectors during the past 20 periods were:
Sector Average          Performance (%)        Profit Frequency (%)
Biotech                                       5.4                                   59.0
Gold (XAU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3.9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 55.0
Metals & Mining                            3.7                                   60.0
Other markets during the past 10 periods:
Market                Average Performance      Profit Frequency (%)
TSX Financials                            0.86                                    80.0
TSX Materials                             4.41                                    70.0
TSX Consumer Discretionary         3.30                                    90.0
TSX Utilities                               2.94                                    90.0
TSX Telecommunications             2.04                                    80.0
TSX Industrials                           4.54                                    70.0
TSX Consumer Staples                 2.88                                    90.0
TSX Energy                                3.22                                    70.0
TSX Information Technology        (4.58)                                   50.0
Nikkei Average                            2.40                                   60.0
London FTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.68Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 90.0
Frankfurt DAXÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.51Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 70.0
Paris CACÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.89Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 60.0
Bovespa                                     4.33                                 100.0
Shanghai Composite                     4.31                                  60.0
Australia All Ordinaries                 1.13                                  70.0
Gold                                          0.94                                  70.0
Silver                                        (0.52)                                 70.0
Aluminum                                   1.00                                  60.0
Crude Oil                                  (0.50)                                 60.0
Copper                                      (3.10)                                40.0
Lumber                                      (2.29)                                40.0
Platinum                                      2.28                                70.0
Philadelphia Oil Services                2.86                                60.0
Dow Jones Transportation Average  1.28                                70.0
Philadelphia Semiconductors         (0.10)                               40.0
Global Agriculture                         5.47                              100.0
AMEX Gold Bug                             0.24                                50.0
Philadelphia Gold and Silver            2.46                                40.0
Broker/Dealer                               2.38                               60.0
AMEX Biotech                               1.73                               60.0
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