Historical Year Data · 2003

EAFE Developed (EFA) in 2003

EAFE Developed (EFA) opened 2003 at $33.7 and closed at $45.59, a +35.29% move for the year. The high of $45.59 was reached on December 31, and the low of $28.81 on March 12.

Open

$33.7

2003-01

$45.59

252 data points

High

$45.59

Dec 31

Low

$28.81

Mar 12

Full Year Change

+35.29%

2002 Change

-17.46%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	$33.7	$31.58	$34.15	$31.29	-6.28%
Feb	$32.08	$30.92	$32.08	$30.4	-3.63%
Mar	$31.05	$30.2	$31.87	$28.81	-2.74%
Apr	$30.67	$33.27	$33.27	$30.67	+8.48%
May	$33.41	$35.42	$35.42	$33.41	+6.02%
Jun	$35.75	$36.1	$37.77	$35.75	+1.00%
Jul	$36.32	$36.65	$37.51	$36.07	+0.92%
Aug	$36.64	$37.86	$38.18	$36.35	+3.31%
Sep	$38.43	$39	$40.38	$38.43	+1.48%
Oct	$40.28	$41.53	$42.16	$40.22	+3.11%
Nov	$41.74	$42.58	$42.58	$41.25	+2.01%
Dec	$43.43	$45.59	$45.59	$43.27	+4.99%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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