Stoxx monthly index report – April 2012 in review

As of April 30, 2012 stock market indices in Europe, Asia, the U.S. and globally were up as well as down in April, according to global index provider STOXX Limited. For the month of March, the Europe, Asia, global markets were down -1.88%, -2.08% and -0.48%, respectively; while the U.S. markets were up 0.47%. The full performance report is below….

Key global indicators:

Index	Index close April 30, 2012	Point change MTD	Performance MTD	Performance YTD
STOXX Global 3000 Index	101,71	-0,49	-0,48%	8,11%
Best global supersector in February STOXX Global 3000 Real Estate Index	105.11	2.82	2.76%	12.21%
Worst global supersector in January STOXX Global 3000 Construction & Materials Index	90.36	-3.14	-3.36%	7.14%
STOXX Americas 1200 Index	110,33	0,52	0,47%	9,52%
STOXX Asia 1200 Index	92,26	-1,96	-2,08%	6,57%
STOXX Europe 600 Index	258,37	-4,95	-1,88%	5,66%
EURO STOXX 50 Index	2306,69	-170,59	-6,89%	-0,43%

Regional Indices:

Index	Index close April 30, 2012	Point change MTD	Performance MTD	Performance YTD
STOXX All Europe 100 Index	918,01	-19,17	-2,05%	3,53%
STOXX Europe 50 Index	2415,83	-42,79	-1,74%	1,95%

The three best and worst performing supersectors from the STOXX Europe 600 Index in April:

Index	Index close April 30, 2012	Point change MTD	Performance MTD	Performance YTD
Best:
STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources Index	484.79	21.09	4.55%	9.23%
STOXX Europe 600 Health Care Index	444.49	10.67	2.46%	2.19%
STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods Index	478.20	7.65	1.63%	13.07%
Worst:
STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index	138.26	-11.06	-7.41%	4.32%
STOXX Europe 600 Technology Index	202.52	-14.71	-6.77%	7.57%
STOXX Europe 600 Construction & Materials Index	236.63	-15.80	-6.26%	4.12%

Index of the month: STOXX Global Rare Earth Index:

STOXX Global Rare Earth Index vs. STOXX Canada 240 Index

“Rare earth metals are used in a wide range of modern technology, from iPods to hybrid cards, wind turbines and batteries; thus, the demand for them is continually on the rise. On April 25, 2012, China – which controls nearly all of the world’s rare earth production – invited foreign companies to team up with local firms on rare-earth technology ventures, particularly on environment-friendly projects. Following this announcement, rare-earth prices as well as related stocks rose quickly,” said Konrad Sippel, executive director and head of product development at STOXX Limited. “The STOXX Global Rare Earth Index, which consists of companies that generate at least 30% of their revenues in the rare earth sector globally, gained 21.29% since the beginning of this year. Canadian stocks, which make up the majority of this index, as measured by the STOXX Canada 240 Index, gained 3.89% over the same period.”

Source: ETFWorld – STOXX

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of a new set of ex Financials and ex Banks indices for Europe and the Euro zone. The new indices exclude all companies which are part of the Industry Classification Benchmark's (ICB) industry Financials or the supersector Banks, respectively.

Stoxx monthly index report – April 2012 in review

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