Russell Greater China Index: Energy Outperforms All Other Sectors in the Index YTD Through May 31

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Jun. 03, 2011 13:49
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The energy and materials & processing sectors of the Russell Greater China Index outperformed other sectors in the index year-to-date through May 31, reflecting returns of (8%) and (7.6%), respectively. The utilities and consumer discretionary sectors also reflected relatively strong year-to-date returns, each posting a gain of 5.7%.

The two lowest performing sectors for the year-to-date period through May 31 -- health care (-5.0%) and producer durables (-4.4%) -- each posted negative returns for the year-to-date.

Overall, the Russell Greater China Index posted a 2.9% year-to-date return through May 31.

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Russell Index / YTD Returns(through May 31, 2011)
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Russell Greater China Index 2.9%
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Russell Index Sectors / YTD Returns(through May 31, 2011)
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Energy 8.0%
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Materials & Processing 7.6%
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Utilities 5.7%
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Consumer Discretionary 5.7%
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Consumer Staples 2.1%
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Technology 1.9%
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Financial Services 1.7%
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Producer Durables -4.4%
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Health Care -5.0%
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