Country Market Performance Since the March 9th Low

The MSCI World index bottomed on March 9th just as the S&P 500 did.  Below is a table highlighting stock market performance for 83 countries around the world since March 9th and year to date.  As shown, Ukraine is up the most since March 9th with a gain of 67%.  Ukraine is followed by Puerto Rico, Romania, Peru, and Russia.  Even after rallying 52.7% since March 9th, Puerto Rico is still down 34% year to date.  Ten countries are actually down since March 9th, with Bermuda falling the most at 22%. 

Of the BRIC countries, Russia has done the best since March 9th, followed by India (34%), Brazil (24%), and then China (19.6%).  Italy has been the best performing G-7 country with a gain of 37.7%.  The US ranks second in the G-7, followed by Germany, Japan, and Canada.  The UK has been the worst performing G-7 country since March 9th with a gain of 14%. 

Year to date, Peru ranks first with a gain of 45.47%, followed by China, Pakistan, and Taiwan.  Bermuda, Costa Rica, and Nigeria are down the most year to date.

Source: Bespoken Research

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