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Stock market performance round-up: torrid 2008 ends with guarded hope

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 3rd, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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A great deal has been said in the media about the performance of stock markets during 2008, and also specifically about the reversal of fortune since the lows of November 20. I therefore only briefly summarize the year-end performance of various global stock markets in this post. A performance table for different measurement periods ended December 31 is included. […]

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