The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced year-end performance of its benchmark and sector indexes. In the U.S., the NASDAQ-100 and NASDAQ Composite benchmark indexes led the U.S. market with performances of 53.54% and 43.89%, respectively. In Europe, the OMX Stockholm 30 Index, the benchmark for the Swedish equity market, gained 43.69%, outpacing other European country benchmarks.
The NASDAQ-100 Index and NASDAQ Composite Index outperformed the other major U.S. benchmarks including the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Russell 2000 Index.
During 2009, NASDAQ OMX's indexes paced the market for both broad-based and sector performance. The table below shows the performance in 2009 of some of NASDAQ OMX's key indexes:
Index Name 2009 % Change NASDAQ OMX Global Coal 135.36% NASDAQ OMX Russia 15(1) 121.09% NASDAQ OMX Global Steel 71.56% PHLX Semiconductor Index 69.63% OMX Oslo 20(1) 61.50% NASDAQ OMX Global Agriculture 60.86% PHLX Oil Services Index 60.57% NASDAQ China Index 55.31% NASDAQ-100 Index 53.54% NASDAQ OMX Global Gold & Precious Metals 50.36% NASDAQ OMX European Government Relief Index(1) 48.73% NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index 43.95% NASDAQ Composite 43.89% OMX Stockholm 30 43.69% OMX Copenhagen 20 35.92% OMX Helsinki 25 34.11% NASDAQ OMX Europe Index 26.44% NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 15.63%
NASDAQ OMX's innovative indexing business is managed by the Global Index Group (GIG). GIG creates and manages indexes including indexes for third-parties. In 2009 the group launched 78 new indexes across multiple asset classes. GIG also celebrated the 10 year anniversaries of the PowerShares QQQ(TM), an exchange traded fund based on the NASDAQ-100 Index, (Nasdaq:QQQQ) and the CME-listed E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures contract. The OMX Stockholm 30 Index exceeded the milestone of 400 million derivative contracts since its start in 1986.
For more information about the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
