澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-01-01
时间：2012-02-09 06:18:37
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Major European indexes have posted their deepest annual fall in three years. In 2011, European markets were hit by a major debt crisis and sluggish1 US economy. British shares finished the year 5.6% weaker. Germany's DAX recorded a 14.7% decline and CAC-40 in France has ended the year around 17% lower. Euro zone banks which have the greatest exposure to that crisis were the worst performance. They have lost nearly 40% of their value.
Markets in the United States have also finished 2011 lower. The Dow Jones closed 69 points, at 12,218. And the S&P 500 finished at 1258.
Back home, the local share market lost 14.5% this year. The debt crisis in Europe political
turmoil2 and natural disasters bat
volatile3 trade. Leading the losses was the
retail4 sector5, which
plunged6 up to 64%. Out on top was the telecommunications sector, up nearly 19%.
Spain's new centre-right government has announced new austerity measures to improve the country's fortunes. The government will cut public spending by 11 billion dollars next year in an effort to cut its budget
deficit7. It's also set to raise some taxes temporarily and freeze regulated electricity tarries for three months.
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