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Published January 13, 2015
U.S. stock gauges jumped in 2003, marking the first annual gain since 1999 for most.
Investors returned to the stock market after a 3-year slump, encouraged by a recovering economy, higher corporate profits, low interest rates and U.S.-led forces toppling Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
The following table shows the annual percentage gains and losses made by the most-watched stock indexes and averages over the past five years.
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Dow Jones Industrials +25 -17 -7 -6 +25
Standard & Poor's 500 +26 -23 -13 -10 +20
Nasdaq Composite +50 -31 -21 -39 +86
Nasdaq 100 +49 -38 -33 -37 +102
Russell 2000 +45 -22 +1 -4 +20
Dow Jones Transportation +30 -12 -10 -1 -5
Dow Jones Utility +24 -27 -29 +45 -9
Morgan Stanley Cyclical +51 -15 +4 -13 +23
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