The S&P 500 and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 were both up 14% while Dow Jones Euro Stoxx was up 13% in the second quarter of 2009. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 24%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index was up 25% and India’s Sensex was up 47% in the same period.

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 closed out its best quarter in 10 years. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx posted their best quarterly performance in more than 20 years.