| The NYSE Composite Index (NYA) continued to outperform other major U.S. indexes in 2006, ending the first quarter up 6.2 percent. On March 30, the NYA reached a new high of 8,271.79, hitting 16 record highs during first quarter 2006. By comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both ended the quarter up 3.7 percent.
In 2005, the NYA finished the year at 7,753.95, up 7.0 percent from the last day of trading in 2004, ahead of all major U.S. indexes for the second consecutive year. Since March 31, the NYA has continued to inch higher, eight times breaking new records through May 5, when it closed at an all-time peak of 8,632.94.
The 40-year-old NYA measures the performance of all common stocks, ADRs, REITs and tracking stocks listed on the NYSE. An exchange-traded fund based on the NYA—the iShares NYSE Composite Index Fund—was launched in April 2004.
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