How major market indexes performed in the third quarter

The quarter is winding down and here is how various markets have done:

• S&P 500 +4.9%
• Nasdaq +1.9%
• Russell 2000 +8.3%
• TSX Comp +9.3%
• FTSE 100 +0.9%
• CAC 40 +6.0%
• Nikkei +8.5%
• Shanghai Comp +12.5%

Those are some nice numbers and it marks four straight quarters of gains for the S&P 500. The US dollar index was down 4.7% in the quarter.

A big question to ponder is: Does this mark the bottom for Chinese stocks.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.