World Markets Watchlist: August 30, 2024

Published on September 3, 2024

Seven of our eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through August 30th, 2024. The U.S.'s S&P 500 finished in the top spot with a year-to-date gain of 19.09%. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in second with a year-to-date gain of 15.49% while India's BSE SENSEX finished in third with a year-to-date gain of 14.57%.

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