Russell Global Indexes: Consumer Discretionary Leads All Sectors in the Russell Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index YTD Through April 25

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Apr. 28, 2011 13:25
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The Russell Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index (6.3%) outperformed the Russell Japan Index (-6.3%) by almost 13 percentage points year-to-date as all nine sectors reflected positive returns. The Russell Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index was led by strong returns in the consumer discretionary sector which reflected a gain of 12.1% through April 25, 2011. Ranked second among top performing sectors, materials & processing and energy posted identical returns (10.9%) for the same period.

Conversely in the Russell Japan Index, energy was the only sector reflecting a positive year-to-date return through April 25, gaining 8.4% for the period. Utilities and financial services posted the lowest returns among sectors, reflecting losses of 13.5% and 10.6%, respectively, through April 25.

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Russell Index / YTD Through April 25, 2011
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Russell Japan Index -6.3%
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Russell Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index 6.3%
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Sector / Russell Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index YTD Through April 25, 2011 / Russell Japan Index YTD Through April 25, 2011
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Consumer Discretionary 12.1% -4.4%
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Materials & Processing 10.9% -3.6%
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Energy 10.9% 8.4%
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Financial Services 5.6% -10.6%
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Consumer Staples 3.8% -4.3%
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Producer Durables 3.4% -3.7%
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Health Care 2.5% -3.6%
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Utilities 1.9% -13.5%
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Technology 1.4% -8.4%
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