SOURCE: Russell Investments
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jul 4, 2012) - The Russell Developed Asia Pacific Index returned +4.6% in the first half of 2012, relative to a +3.4% return for the Russell Developed Europe Index and a +9.3% return for the Russell 1000® Index of U.S. large cap stocks.
The Philippines was the top performing country within the Russell Asia Pacific Index for the first half of 2012 with a return of 26.8%, followed by Thailand (+17.1%) and Singapore (+15.3%). Indonesia had the worst performance within the Index in the first half at (-1.0%), followed by China (+3.0%) and Japan (+3.1%).
Within the Russell Asia Pacific Index, the Financial Services sector led the first half, with a +10.7% return, followed by the Consumer Staples (+8.8%) and Health Care (+8.2%) sectors. The Materials & Processing sector was at the bottom of the Russell Asia Pacific Index in the first half at (-5.1%).
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Russell Global Indexes - First Half 2012 Regional Performance
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| Russell Index |
First Half 2012
(a/o Friday, June 29th) |
| Russell Global Index |
6.1% |
| Russell Asia Pacific Index |
4.6% |
| Russell Developed Europe Index |
3.4% |
| Russell 1000 Index |
9.3% |
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Russell Asia Pacific Index - First Half 2012 Country Performance
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| Russell Asia Pacific Index Country |
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First Half 2012
(a/o Friday, June 29th) |
| Philippines |
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26.8% |
| Thailand |
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17.1% |
| Singapore |
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15.3% |
| New Zealand |
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8.9% |
| India |
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8.6% |
| Hong Kong |
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6.9% |
| Malaysia |
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5.6% |
| Taiwan |
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5.1% |
| Korea |
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4.4% |
| Australia |
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3.5% |
| Japan |
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3.1% |
| China |
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3.0% |
| Indonesia |
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-1.0% |
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Russell Asia Pacific Index - First Half 2012 Sector Performance
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| Russell Asia Pacific Index Sector | |
First Half 2012
(a/o Friday, June 29th) |
| Financial Services |
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10.7% |
| Consumer Staples |
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8.8% |
| Health Care |
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8.2% |
| Consumer Discretionary |
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5.3% |
| Technology |
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4.1% |
| Utilities |
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3.9% |
| Producer Durables |
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2.1% |
| Energy |
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-2.6% |
| Materials & Processing |
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-5.1% |
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The Russell Global Index includes more than 10,000 securities in 48 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the benchmark are classified according to size, region, country and sector. Daily Returns for the main components are available here: http://www.russell.com/indexes/data/daily_total_returns_global.asp
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