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World Markets Watchlist: September 20, 2024

BY | ETF Database
09/24/2024 | 255 VIEWS
Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CAC 40 from France, the Nikkei 225 from Japan, the Shanghai from China, the Hang Seng from Hong Kong, and the BSE SENSEX from India.Six of our eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through September 20th, 2024. The U.S.‘s S&P 500 finished in the top spot with a year-to-date gain of 20.24%. India’s BSE SENSEX finished in second with a year-to-date gain of 17.60% while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 finished in third with a year-to-date gain of 12.73%. The only index on our watchlist in decline so far this year is China’s Shanghai, with a loss of -4.05% year-to-date.World Indexes and Recent RecessionsLet’s start with a very recent chart with the latest recession. We’ve used February 3, 2020 for our start date (this is the official NBER recession start).The chart below illustrates the comparative performance of world markets since March 9, 2009. The start date is arbitrary: The S&P 500, CAC 40 and BSE SENSEX hit their lows on March 9th, the Nikkei 225 on March 10th, the DAXK on March 6th, the FTSE on March 3rd, the Shanghai Composite on November 4, 2008, and the Hang Seng even earlier on October 27, 2008. However, by aligning on the same day and using a log-scale vertical axis, we get an excellent visualization of the relative performance. I’ve indexed each of the eight to 800 on the March 9th start date. The callout in the upper left corner shows the percent change from the start date to the latest weekly close.Here is the same visualization, this time starting on October 9, 2007, a previous closing high for the S&P 500. This date is also approximately the mid-point of the range of market peaks. That started on June 1st for the CAC 40 and ended on January 8, 2008 for the SENSEX.For a longer look at the relative performance, our final chart starts at the turn of the century. Again, it indexes each at 800 for the start date.Examples of single country ETFs: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ B-) WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ B) KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB B) iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA C+) iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH B+) SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY A) Note: I track Germany’s DAXK a price-only index, instead of the more familiar DAX index (which includes dividends), for consistency with the other indexes, which do not include dividends. For more news, information, and analysis, visit the China Insights Channel.

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