Wall Street History

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Wall Street History

12/31/2023

2023: The Year in Numbers

Dow Jones +13.7%
S&P 500  +24.2%
Nasdaq  +43.4%
Russell 2000  +15.1%

[Local currency for foreign indices]

Japan (Nikkei) +28.2%
China (Shanghai Comp) -3.7%
U.K. (FTSE)  +3.8%
Germany (DAX) +20.3%
Stoxx Europe 600 +12.7%

12/31/23…closing price

Dow Jones 37689
S&P 500 4769
Nasdaq 15011

All-time closing highs

Dow Jones... 37710 (12/28/23)
S&P 500... 4796 (1/3/22)
Nasdaq... 16057 (11/19/21)

S&P 500 [Total return, including dividends] 

1995  +37.4
1996  +23.1
1997  +33.4
1998  +28.6
1999  +21.0
2000  -9.1
2001  -11.9
2002  -22.1
2003  +28.7
2004  +10.9
2005  +4.9
2006  +15.8
2007  +5.5
2008  -37.0
2009  +26.5
2010  +15.1
2011  +2.1
2012  +16.0
2013  +32.4
2014  +13.7
2015  +1.4
2016  +12.0
2017  +22.5
2018   -4.4
2019  +31.5
2020  +18.4
2021  +28.7
2022  -18.1
2023  +26.3

Nasdaq

1995  +39.9
1996  +22.7
1997  +21.6
1998  +39.6
1999  +85.6
2000  -39.3
2001  -21.1
2002  -31.5
2003  +50.0
2004  +8.6
2005  +1.4
2006  +9.5
2007  +9.8
2008  -40.5
2009  +43.8
2010  +16.9
2011   -1.8
2012  +15.9
2013  +38.3
2014  +13.4
2015  +5.7
2016  +7.5
2017  +28.2
2018   -3.9
2019  +35.2
2020  +43.6
2021  +21.4
2022  -33.1
2023  +43.4

Gold

12/96  $368
12/97  $289
12/98  $288
12/99  $289
12/00  $272
12/01  $279
12/02  $347
12/03  $416
12/04  $438
12/05  $519
12/06  $638
12/07  $838
12/08  $884
12/09  $1096
12/10  $1421
12/11  $1566
12/12  $1674…twelve straight up years
12/13  $1202
12/14  $1184
12/15  $1061
12/16  $1152
12/17  $1305
12/18  $1284
12/19  $1523
12/20  $1901
12/21  $1830
12/22  $1830…unch
12/23  $2073

*Gold’s all-time high is $2152, intraday, set on 12/4/23

Oil (West Texas Intermediate)

12/99  $25.20
12/00  $26.80
12/01  $19.84
12/02  $31.20
12/03  $32.52
12/04  $43.45
12/05  $61.04
12/06  $61.05
12/07  $95.98
12/08  $44.60
12/09  $79.36
12/10  $91.38
12/11  $98.83
12/12  $91.80
12/13  $98.42
12/14  $53.27
12/15  $37.04
12/16  $53.89
12/17  $60.10
12/18  $45.41
12/19  $61.06
12/20  $48.42
12/21  $75.45
12/22  $80.51
12/23  $71.40

*Oil’s all-time high was set on 7/11/08…$147

U.S. Treasury Yields…2-yr. / 10-yr.

12/31/99…6.24 / 6.43

12/31/03…1.82 / 4.25

12/31/04…3.07 / 4.22

12/31/05…4.40 / 4.39

12/31/06…4.82 / 4.72

12/31/07…3.05 / 4.03

12/31/08…0.76 / 2.21

12/31/09…1.14 / 3.83

12/31/10…0.59 / 3.29

12/31/11…0.24 / 1.88

12/31/12…0.25 / 1.76

12/31/13...0.38 / 3.03

12/31/14...0.66 / 2.17

12/31/15...1.05 / 2.27

12/31/16...1.19 / 2.44

12/31/17...1.88 / 2.41

12/31/18...2.49 / 2.68

12/31/19...1.57 / 1.92

12/31/20…0.12 / 0.91

12/31/21…0.73 / 1.51

12/31/22…4.43 / 3.87

12/31/23…4.25 / 3.88

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Brian Trumbore

 

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