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25 best-performing stock markets in the world

Last updated on: December 4, 2012 08:23 IST

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Despite a volatile year and a slowing global economy, these stock markets have delivered healthy gains in 2012, according to CNN Money.

Let's take a look at 25 best-performing stock markets in the world.

Source: CNN Money

NOTE: Benchmark index year-to-date performance as of November 14, 2012.

Click NEXT to see how India's stock market performed...

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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

India

Year-to-date gain: 21 per cent

Global rank: 12

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Image: A view of Karachi Stock Exchange.
Photographs: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Pakistan

Year-to-date gain: 33 per cent

Global rank: 4

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Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

The United States

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 36

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Image: The Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry is docked at Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.
Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters

New Zealand

Year-to-date gain: 28 per cent

Global rank: 8

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Image: Shoppers are seen at an outdoor shopping mall in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters

Australia

Year-to-date gain: 15 per cent

Global rank: 18

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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters

South Korea

Year-to-date gain: 10 per cent

Global rank: 27

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Image: The Taipei 101 building is seen before Earth Hour in Taipei.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Taiwan

Year-to-date gain: 11 per cent

Global rank: 25

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Image: A dancer performs during the Kalesa Festival in Manila.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

The Philippines

Year-to-date gain: 26 per cent

Global rank: 9

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Image: A skytrain passes over vehicles on the road during rush hour in Bangkok.
Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Thailand

Year-to-date gain: 28 per cent

Global rank: 7

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Image: The Marina Bay Sands hotel and ArtScience Museum in Singapore.
Photographs: Matthew Lee/Reuters

Singapore

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 23

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Image: Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters

Malaysia

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 21

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Image: A view of Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Photographs: Jumana El-Heloueh/Reuters

The United Arab Emirates

Year-to-date gain: 19 per cent

Global rank: 14

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Image: The Kingdom Tower in Riyadh.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Saudi Arabia

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 34

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Image: A cafe in Tel Aviv.
Photographs: Sharon Perry/Reuters

Israel

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 35

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Image: A view of Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Turkey

Year-to-date gain: 43 per cent

Global rank: 3

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Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens.
Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Greece

Year-to-date gain: 15 per cent

Global rank: 19

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Image: Boys hold onto a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko near Budapest.
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Hungary

Year-to-date gain: 21 per cent

Global rank: 13

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Image: A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters

Austria

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 22

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Image: A view of the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw.
Photographs: Agencja Gazeta/Reuters

Poland

Year-to-date gain: 22 per cent

Global rank: 11

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Image: Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Germany

Year-to-date gain: 14 per cent

Global rank: 20

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Image: A view of the Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

France

Year-to-date gain: 7 per cent

Global rank: 33

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Image: A wakeboarder on Lake Leman in Geneva.
Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Switzerland

Year-to-date gain: 11 per cent

Global rank: 26

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Image: Man walks with a child near the marina in downtown Bergen.
Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Norway

Year-to-date gain: 7 per cent

Global rank: 31

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Image: Boats are seen anchored at the 17th century Nyhavn district, home to many shops and restaurants in Copenhagen.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters

Denmark

Year-to-date gain: 24 per cent

Global rank: 10

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Image: A view of Johannesburg.
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South Africa

Year-to-date gain: 18 per cent

Global rank: 16