Performance of World Stock Markets, Sensex and Commodities in 2009.

Year 2009 was one of the best years for the Stock Markets in Asia. Average % change of most of the Markets in Asia was more than 50%. Nifty and Sensex grew by 76% and 81% as shown below. Other Asian Markets also did well, Shanghai grew by 80%, Hang Seng by 52% and Nikkei by 19% in 2009.


The US Markets performed well looking at the situation that was in the beginning of 2009. The TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) worked well for the US Markets. Dow Jones grew by 20%, Nasdaq by 45% and S&P 500 by25%.

The UK Markets performed well in 2009 with FTSE growing by 22%. Overall it was a great year for traders and investors. Most of the markets are returning to their all time high’s that were reached in 2007. We hope that in 2010 they will be able to reach their all time high.

Growth in Indian Markets:
28 out of 30 stocks advanced in Sensex. Companies like Tata Motors experienced a gain of more than 398% returns. It was the highest returns by a scrip in BSE30. Most of the companies grew by more than 100-200% in BSE. This shows th potential and volatality of the Indian Markets.

Only two stocks declined in Sensex in the year. Reliance Comm declined by 24% and Bharti by 8%.

The Net Inflow of FII was 17.5 billion. The wealth of the investor in BSE almost doubled in the year 2009. Please find below the data for your reference:

Commodities Performance in 2009:

The two commodities Gold and Crude performed well in 2009. Gold grew by 24% and crude by 114% as shown below.