1-Year Relative Performance Chart: Commodities, Indices & Currencies (2011) #2080832 (License: Personal Use)

This horizontal bar chart displays the 1-year relative performance of 40 financial instruments-including commodities (e.g., silver, corn, crude oil), equity indices (e.g., Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000), currencies (e.g., USD, EUR, JPY), and fixed-income benchmarks (e.g., 10-Year Note, 30-Year Bond)-as of August 19, 2011. Silver dramatically outperformed with a 126.4% return, while the US Dollar fell 9.9%, and natural gas dropped 6.1%. The data reflects post-2008 recovery dynamics and commodity boom trends.

Used in financial analysis articles, investment reports, or market recap pages to illustrate asset class performance over a specific period; targets investors, analysts, and finance students seeking historical benchmark comparisons.