Annual Review of US Stock Market - Year 2011

Abstract

The US stock market ended a mixed year 2011 on a flat note. The volatile swings during the year were mainly driven by the concerns and efforts to contain the debt crisis in Europe. The paper analyzes the performance of the major stock indices in US market for the year 2011 and compares it with the performance of the major world indices. The paper commences with the review of three main indexes namely Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite over the period Jan 2011 to Dec 2011. It also compares the different sectors of US equity market and analyzes the volatility and volume in the market during the same period.