Russell BRICS (Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa) Index Reflected a Loss of (-23.5%) Year-to-Date Through September 27, 2011

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Oct. 03, 2011 12:28
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The Russell BRICS (Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa) Index reflected a loss of (-23.5%) year-to-date through September 27, 2011.

Three of the five constituents of the Russell BRICS Index, the Russell Brazil, Russell China & Russell India Index, have reflected losses larger than (-22%) year-to-date as of September 27th. The Russell India Index reflected the largest loss of (-25.3%) for the same time period while the Russell South Africa Index reflected the strongest returns (-15.8%) of the five.

Quarter-to-date, the Russell South Africa Index outperformed all others reflecting a loss of (-12.7%) through September 27 while the Russell Russia Index reflected the largest loss of (-25.6%).

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Russell Indexes / MTD Returns(through September 27. 2011) / QTD Returns(through September 27. 2011) / YTD Returns(through September 27. 2011)
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Russell BRICS Index / -14.1% / -23.1% / -23.5%
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Russell Brazil Index / -14.2% / -22.6% / -23.2%
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Russell China Index / -15.8% / -24.1% / -23.8%
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Russell India Index / -6.4% / -18.9% / -25.3%
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Russell Russia Index / -17.3% / -25.6% / -19.9%
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Russell South Africa Index -10.5% / -12.7% / -15.8%
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