Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - April 30, 2009

• Dow Jones STOXX 600 is up 2.95 points, or 1.50% to 200.23.
• The index is up for the second consecutive trading day and six of the last eight.
• The index is up 6.66 points or 3.44%, over the last two trading days.
• Highest closing value since January 13.
• The index is off -50.62% from its record closing high of 405.50, hit on March 6, 2000.
• The index is off -38.03% from 52 weeks ago.
• Year-to-date, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 is up 1.69%.

Month in Review

• Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 23.77 points, or 13.47%, this month.
• The index is up for the second consecutive month.
• Up 27.31 points, or 15.79%, over the last two months.
• Largest monthly point gain since February 2000.
• Largest monthly percentage gain since inception.

Week In Review (Markets closed, May 1, 2009)

• Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 4.41 points, or 2.25%, this week.
• Up for seven of the past eight weeks.