Russell Global Indexes: Asia Outperforms Emerging Markets in Second Quarter of 2011

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Jul. 15, 2011 11:29
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The Russell Asia Index reflected a 0.4% return in the second quarter of 2011, outperforming the Russell Emerging Markets Index (-0.7%) for the same time period. Growth stocks bested value stocks as the Russell Asia Growth Index (0.6%) and the Russell Emerging Markets Growth Index (-0.4%) outperformed the Russell Asia Value Index (0.3%) and the Russell Emerging Markets Value Index (-1.3%) in the second quarter of 2011.

Year-to-date, both the Russell Asian Index and the Russell Emerging Markets Index have posted identical returns of 0.8%, with the Russell Asia Growth Index (1.8%) outperforming the Russell Asia Value Index (-0.1%) and the Russell Emerging Markets Value Index (2.5%) showing higher returns than the Russell Emerging Markets Growth Index (-0.2%) through July 11, 2011.

Russell Indexes / 1Q Returns 2011 / 2Q Returns 2011 / MTD Returns(through July 11, 2011) / YTD Returns(through July 11, 2011)
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Russell Asia Index / -1.6% / 0.4% / 2.0% / 0.8%
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Russell Asia Growth Index / -0.4% / 0.6% / 1.7% / 1.8%
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Russell Asia Value Index / -2.6% / 0.3% / 2.2% / -0.1%
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Russell Emerging Markets Index / 1.4% / -0.7% / 0.1% / 0.8%
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Russell Emerging Markets Growth Index / 0.1% / -0.4% / 0.1% / -0.2%
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Russell Emerging Markets Value Index / 4.0% / -1.3% / 0.0% / 2.5%
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