NIkkei up 41 percent so far in 2013 versus S & P 500 at 19 percent, ASX at 7.5 percent

" So far this year the Nikkei is up 41 per cent , the S & P 500 is up 19 per cent and ...the local (Australian) sharemarket is up just 7.5 per cent"

Source: Returned mojo has US & Nikkei rising while ASX stutters

By Philip Baker

Australian Financial Review

Tuesday 23rd July 2013, page 27