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With the United States and Europe struggling to post good growth numbers, investors are increasingly looking at markets in the emerging economies, including India.
Let's take a look at the performance of stock markets in the emerging markets in the past two years.
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
India
Performance of stock market in 2012: 27.99 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 23.64
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 5
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Image: A woman shops in a Louis Vuitton store in downtown Shanghai.Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
China
Performance of stock market in 2012: 19.74 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 19.65
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 7
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Turkey
Performance of stock market in 2012: 56.84 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 20.49
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 1
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Image: Tourists use toy guns as they participate in a water fight during the Songkran Festival celebration at Khaosan road in Bangkok.Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
Thailand
Performance of stock market in 2012: 40.42 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: 3.45
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 2
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Image: A waitress teaches a tourist how to dance the 'Tinikling', a native bamboo dance in a Manila restaurant.Photographs: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
The Philippines
Performance of stock market in 2012: 36.45 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: 7.65
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 3
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Image: A reveller listens to music as other dance in Kostrzyn-upon-Odra River, close to the Polish and German border, in Poland.Photographs: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
Poland
Performance of stock market in 2012: 28.77 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 18.13
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 4
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Image: People cool off as waves hit the sea point promenade in Cape Town.Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
South Africa
Performance of stock market in 2012: 27.22 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: 2.76
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 6
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Image: Spring breakers dance during a party at a bar in Cancun, Mexico.Photographs: Gerardo Garcia/Reuters
Mexico
Performance of stock market in 2012: 19.66 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 2.39
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 8
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Image: A woman tries on accessories made of butterflies that died naturally in a hatchery in Cali, Colombia.Photographs: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters
Colombia
Performance of stock market in 2012: 19.32 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 16.54
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 9
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Image: A model has her toe nails painted backstage at a fashion show in Buenos Aires.Photographs: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Argentina
Performance of stock market in 2012: 17.64 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 27.32
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 10
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Image: Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a mall in Jakarta.Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Indonesia
Performance of stock market in 2012: 15.47 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: 5.40
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 11
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Image: An ethnic Chinese Malaysian woman shops for decorations ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Malaysia
Performance of stock market in 2012: 14.40 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: 4.45
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 12
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Image: A tropical storm hits a harbour in Taitung, Taiwan.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Taiwan
Performance of stock market in 2012: 12.80 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 17.96
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 13
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South Korea
Performance of stock market in 2012: 9.40 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 10.97
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 14
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Image: A woman, dressed in a Halloween costume, takes a rope jump from a 144 feet high water pipe bridge in the Siberian Taiga area outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia.Photographs: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
Russia
Performance of stock market in 2012: 9.04 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 15.31
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 15
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Image: Coco Ho of Hawaii surfs at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro.Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil
Performance of stock market in 2012: 7.40 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 18.11
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 16
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Image: A woman runs as men throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations near Budapest.Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Hungary
Performance of stock market in 2012: 7.06 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 20.41
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 17
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Image: A woman mends shoes backstage before Cirque du Soleil's show in Lima.Photographs: Mariana Bazo/Reuters
Peru
Performance of stock market in 2012: 5.94 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 16.99
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 18
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Image: A student holds stones during a protest against the government in Valparaiso city, about 121km northwest of Santiago.Photographs: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters
Chile
Performance of stock market in 2012: 2.96 per cent
Performance of stock market in 2011: Minus 15.22
Overall rank among emerging markets in 2012: 19
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