Yet on Friday, January 26, 2013, the Wilshire 5000 Index hit an all-time record high, breaking through the previous record set on October 9, 2007.

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Bangkok's SET stock market index is up 7.4% year-to-date, compared to a 1.7% loss for the Bank of New York's Asia ADR (American Depositary Receipts) index.

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