Market performance in February over past 10 years

How the stock market has performed in February over the past 10 years and how it has finished each of those years, as measured by the Standard & Poor's 500:

February 2012: Up 4.1 percent.

2012 so far: Up 8.6 percent.

February 2011: Up 3.2 percent.

Full year: Down 0.003 percent.

February 2010: Up 2.9 percent.

Full year: Up 12.8 percent.

February 2009: Down 11 percent.

Full year: Up 23.5 percent.

February 2008: Down 3.5 percent.

Full year: Down 38.5 percent.

February 2007: Down 2.2 percent.

Full year: Up 3.5 percent.

February 2006: Up 0.05 percent.

Full year: Up 13.6 percent.

February 2005: Up 1.9 percent.

Full year: Up 3 percent.

February 2004: Up 1.2 percent.

Full year: Up 9 percent.

February 2003: Down 1.7 percent.

Full year: Up 26.4 percent.

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Source: FactSet.

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