Below is an updated snapshot of 2012 equity market returns for 78 countries around the world. Ā Of the 78 countries shown, 64 are in positive territory for the year, while 14 are in the red. Ā The average YTD percentage change for all countries shown is 7.11%. Ā Of the G7 countries, Japan, Germany and the US are outperforming the overall average.
Four of the G7 countries are significantly underperforming the average. Ā The UK and Canada are currently up just over 1% year to date, France is up just 0.93%, and Italy is down 4.84%. Ā Spain has been the worst of any country in 2012 with a year to date decline of 15.36%.
