Q. What about other markets around the world, how are they doing?
A. In general, not as well as the U.S. market. In Europe, Italy’s market is up just 5.1 percent over the last year. France’s index has gained about half as much as the Dow has over the past year, while indexes in German and Britain lag the Dow slightly. Japan’s market is up 11.4 percent over the last 12 months, less than half of the Dow’s gain.
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AP Business Writer Bernard Condon contributed to this story.
