Frugal Bachelor: You thought the Dow did bad? Check out the 2008 Stock Market Returns from Six Continents.
Rank Country Index Return
1 Mexico Bolsa -24.23%
2 South Africa ALSI -26.28%
3 UK FTSE 100 -31.33%
4 USA DJIA -33.82%
5 Switzerland SMI -34.19%
6 Canada S&P/TSX -35.38%
7 South Korea KRX 100 -38.39%
8 USA S&P 500 -38.47%
9 Spain IBEX -39.11%
10 Germany DAX -40.22%
11 USA NASDAQ -40.56%
12 Brazil Bovespa -41.22%
13 Australia S&P/ASX 200 -41.29%
14 Japan NIKKEI 225 -41.54%
15 France CAC 40 -42.64%
16 Taiwan TAIEX -45.93%
17 Hong Kong Hang Seng -47.93%
18 Singapore Straits Times -48.86%
19 India SENSEX -51.44%
20 China SSE -65.42%
21 Russia MICEX -67.20%
