Russell Emerging Asia Index Outperformed the Russell Developed Index QTD Through September 13

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Sep. 19, 2011 14:19
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The Russell Emerging Asia Index reflected a (-13.9%) loss quarter-to-date, outperforming the Russell Developed Index (-14.7%) through September 13, 2011. Month-to-date, the Russell Emerging Asia Index (-5.3%) performed slightly better than the Russell Developed Index (-6.2%) through September 13, 2011.

Despite the recent trend, the Russell Developed Index (-9.8%) has outperformed the Russell Emerging Asia Index (-12.9%) by almost 3 percentage points year-to-date.

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Russell Indexes / 1Q Returns 2011 / 2Q Returns 2011 / MTD Returns(through September 13, 2011) / QTD Returns(through September 13, 2011) / YTD Returns(through September 13, 2011)
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Russell Developed Index / 5.2% / 0.5% / -6.2% / -14.7% / -9.8%
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Russell Emerging Asia Index / 0.8% / 0.4% / -5.3% / -13.9% / -12.9%
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