The stock markets of the world - the I half of 2012

A difficult economic situation in the euro area and the slowdown in the U.S. until a heavy impact on the global stock markets. The vast majority of stock market indexes finished the first half of the year in positive territory. However, the growth rate, with few exceptions, was very mild and did not exceeded 10%. With regard to domestic indicators (MICEX and RTS), they joined in time for the "community" outsiders.Haven for investors is clearly not in the markets of Spain and Greece. Stock indexes in both countries during the past six months have shown a very tough, "drawdown", putting these "problem" from an economic point of view of the state in worse places. Thus, the second from the end of the table is the index of Spanish Spain Madrid General (IGBM), which fell from January to June 2012 by an impressive 16.23%. A little less - about 10%, the index decreased Greece General Share (ASE), as a result of Greece occupies 29 out of 31 possible line.At the same time, lower indices of countries that are frequent guests of many analytical reports on the dire economic situation in the world - Spain, Greece, literally pales before the losses incurred by the index of emerging market of Ukraine. Ukraine PFTS over the past six months has fallen to just 32.21%.However, according to experts, in such a significant reduction in the Ukrainian stock market is not surprising.
The stock markets of the world - the I half of 2012Ticker Change Index number index from January to June 2012 (%) Country1 Turkey ISE National-100 Turkey XU100 22.002 India BSE 30 BSE 12.78 India3 Nasdaq Comp NASD 12.66 U.S.4 Germany DAX DAX 8.78 Germany5 Singapore Straits Times STI 8.77 Singapore6 Mexico IPC IPC 8.42 Mexico7 Japan Nikkei 225, Japan NIKKEI 6.528 Hong Kong Hang Seng HSI 5.46 Hong Kong9 Johannesburg All Share JSE 5.39 South Africa10 Chile IPSA IPSA 5.33 ChileTo download the entire table, click on her armAs noted in an interview with RBC analyst "Veles Capital" (Ukraine), Igor Egozarov, the main influence on the Ukrainian stock market in general and in particular, the PFTS index in the I half of 2012 has provided the tense situation in the European Union and the economic slowdown in the U.S.. "The main reason for the precipitous fall of the PFTS index - a low level of liquidity compared to foreign stock exchanges. Change the PFTS index will depend on the resolution of debt problems of the euro area, otherwise, if we continue to observe the uncertainty in the ranks of the EU, the index will decline ", - said Igor Egozarov. As far as domestic news, then, according to an analyst, they tend to go unnoticed, despite the generally positive trend of production of Ukrainian enterprises. The situation is somewhat similar to Russian, and where the good financial performance of individual companies are often ignored as a result of not providing little or no impact on share prices of the issuer.However, domestic MICEX and RTS have completed six months of the past is not as bad as the aforementioned parties. Russia in the ranking of the world's stock indexes, MICEX indicator presented ruble, which from January to June 2012 decreased by only 1.05%, is located at 23 place.As for the leaders of the rankings for a positive change in stock market indices, here, as well as outsiders, has its "heroes." Turkish Code Turkey ISE National-100 (XU100) over the past six months just flew by 22%. And the main way up has been passed just one first half of January and February, and that was enough to keep the accumulated earlier in the year "base" to the end of the first half. Stop it or not the second, of course, the question, especially since the emerging markets of this magnitude does not behave very predictably. In second place ranking Indian India BSE 30 index which added during the period of almost 13%.Approximately the same percentage, of course, in a positive way, has changed and the index Nasdaq Comp - 12.66%, and that closes the top three.