How have the various asset classes and indices performed in the first three months of 2014?
The S&P 500 ended the first quarter of 2014 at 1,872, with a 0.7% gain for the month and showing a 1.3% over the past three months whilst the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 16,458, 0.8% higher on the month but down 0.7% over the the first quarter of 2014. The Nasdaq Composite finished the end of March at 4,199, making it down 2.5% for the month, its worst performance since October 2012 but up 0.5% on the quarter.
The Shanghai Composite Index finished down 5% in the first quarter, its worst quarter since June 2013 and the Nikkei 225 index fell 9%, the largest quarterly drop since June 2012.
The FTSE 100 dropped 2.3% over the quarter to finish at 6,598.
Gold had a great quarter after the big sell off of 2013 when it fell 28%, rising 6.8% last quarter to finish March 2014 at $1,284.
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Market performance in quarter one 2014
Apr 1, 2014 at 2:19 pm in Market Commentary by contrarianuk
How have the various asset classes and indices performed in the first three months of 2014?
The S&P 500 ended the first quarter of 2014 at 1,872, with a 0.7% gain for the month and showing a 1.3% over the past three months whilst the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 16,458, 0.8% higher on the month but down 0.7% over the the first quarter of 2014. The Nasdaq Composite finished the end of March at 4,199, making it down 2.5% for the month, its worst performance since October 2012 but up 0.5% on the quarter.
The Shanghai Composite Index finished down 5% in the first quarter, its worst quarter since June 2013 and the Nikkei 225 index fell 9%, the largest quarterly drop since June 2012.
The FTSE 100 dropped 2.3% over the quarter to finish at 6,598.
Gold had a great quarter after the big sell off of 2013 when it fell 28%, rising 6.8% last quarter to finish March 2014 at $1,284.
Contrarian Investor UK
IMPORTANT: The posts I make are in no way meant as investment suggestions or recommendations to any visitors to the site. They are simply my views, personal reflections and analysis on the markets. Anyone who wishes to spread bet or buy stocks should rely on their own due diligence and common sense before placing any spread trade.