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Major U.S. Index Returns for November 2002 - Benchmarks Continue to Bounce Back

IndexFunds.com Staff
Tuesday, December 03, 2002

As of the market close on November 25, The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.39% for the month. Excluding October's gain of over 10%, this is the biggest monthly gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since November 2001, according to Dow Jones Indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 11.7% for the year.

Measuring Europe, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 index was up 3.7% for November (index calculated in Euros). The Dow Jones STOXX 50 index is down 28.35% year-to-date. The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 index rose 1.58% in November, and is down 10.46% for 2002 (index calculated in U.S. dollars) . The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 worldwide blue-chip market index rose 5% in November; the index is down 19.6% so far this year (index calculated in U.S. dollars).

Russell index returns

Index	November 2002	3 month	YTD
Russell 1000	5.85%	2.33%	-16.95%
Russell 1000 Growth	5.43%	3.16%	-22.53%
Russell 1000 Value	6.30%	1.48%	-11.69%
Russell 2000	8.92%	4.34%	-15.80%
Russell 2000 Growth	9.91%	7.13%	-25.10%
Russell 2000 Value	7.98%	1.78%	-7.47%
Russell 3000	6.05%	2.47%	-16.84%
Russell 3000 Growth	5.71%	3.41%	-22.70%
Russell 3000 Value	6.41%	1.50%	-11.34%
Russell Midcap	6.94%	1.98%	-12.75%
Russell Midcap Growth	7.83%	6.95%	-22.74%
Russell Midcap Value	6.30%	-1.40%	-7.45%
Russell Top 200	5.51%	2.45%	-18.29%

S&P index returns

Index	November 2002	3 month	YTD
S&P 500	5.89%	2.69%	-17.24%
S&P 500/Barra Value	7.03%	2.68%	-16.52%
S&P 500/Barra Growth	4.85%	2.69%	-18.27%
S&P MidCap 400	5.79%	1.48%	-10.85%
S&P MidCap 400/Barra Value	6.42%	-0.21%	-6.64%
S&P MidCap 400/Barra Growth	5.20%	3.23%	-15.35%
S&P SmallCap 600	5.21%	1.93%	-11.65%
S&P SmallCap 600/Barra Value	5.40%	-0.39%	-12.14%
S&P SmallCap 600/Barra Growth	5.02%	4.16%	-11.78%
S&P 100	6.29%	4.42%	-16.82%
S&P 1000	5.60%	1.62%	-11.09%
S&P SuperComposite 1500	5.85%	2.56%	-16.59%
S&P REIT Composite	4.79%	-4.24%	3.31%