Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Introduce Preliminary Global Performance Statistics For January 2009

According to preliminary monthly figures from Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd., health care sector was the best outperformer in January, banks sector took the hardest hit for January in worldwide. As of 26 January the Dow Jones Industrial Average

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According to preliminary monthly figures from Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd., health care sector was the best outperformer in January, banks sector took the hardest hit for January in worldwide.

As of 26 January the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 660.36 points in January, closing at 8116.03. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and globally were down.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 660.36 points, closing at 8116.03. Month-to-date, the index is down 7.52%.

Measuring Europe, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index is down120.12 points, closing at 1963.78. Month-to-date, the index is down 5.76%.

The Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index is down 16.08 points, closing at 135.40. Month-to-date, the index is down 10.62%.

The performance of the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged 15 blue-chip index is down 164.41 points, closing at 1479.49. The index is down 10.00% so far this month.

The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index fell 11.69 points, to 90.89. So far this month, the index is down 11.40%.

The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index fell 12.96 points, closing at 131.03. Month-to-date, the index is down 9.00%.

In the U.S., the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index posted the biggest gain, climbing 0.53%. The Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index posted the biggest loss, dropping 26.57%.

In Europe, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Health Care Index posted the biggest gain, climbing 2.29%. The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Banks Index had the sharpest decline, falling 16.91%.

In Asia, the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Utilities Index posted the narrowest loss, down 6.29%. The Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Financials Index posted the biggest loss, falling 14.01%.

Globally, the Dow Jones World Technology Titans Index had the narrowest loss, down 2.15%. The Dow Jones World Banks Titans Index posted the biggest loss, dropping 27.83%.

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