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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Index trailed all three major market indices for the first half of 2012, returning 5.2 percent versus the Dow Jones Industrials’ 6.8 percent, the S&P 500’s 9.5 percent, and the more volatile and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index’s strong 12.7-percent gain. However, the final tally for the six month period was less illuminating than its composition on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The year’s first two quarters were mirror opposites and reflected the influence of global macroeconomic developments on investors’ preferences far more than any significant change in industry fundamentals.