Russell Global Index: Despite Negative Returns for June, Global Equity Markets Remain Positive YTD Through June 17, 2011

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Jun. 23, 2011 08:59
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The U.S. broad-market Russell 3000® Index has posted a loss of 5.8% month-to-date, bringing the year-to-date return of the index to 2.1% through June 17, 2011.

Similarly, the Russell Global ex-U.S. Index reflected a month-to-date loss of 5.1% through June 17, and it clings to a positive YTD return of 0.2%.

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Russell Index / MTD Returns(through June 17, 2011) / YTD Returns(through June 17, 2011)
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Russell 3000 Index / -5.8% / 2.1%
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Russell Global ex-U.S. Index / -5.1% / 0.2%
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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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