Russell China Index and Russell India Index Performance YTD Through January 10th

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Jan. 13, 2012 14:18
SEATTLE, WA--(Korea Newswire)--The Russell India Index posted a relatively strong +7.8% year-to-date through January 10th, outperforming the Russell China Index which reflected a +3.2% gain for the same time period. Looking at sector performance, both Indexes have shown positive returns across all sectors year-to-date as of January 10th. The Producer Durables (+11.5%), Financial Services (+11.0%) and Materials & Processing (+9.2%) sectors of the Russell India Index have reflected the strongest performance, followed closely by the Energy sector of the Russell China Index (+8.5%).

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Russell Index / Jul- 2011 / Aug-2011 / Sep-2011 / Oct-2011 / Nov-2011 / Dec-2011 / YTD through 1/10/12
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Russell China Index / 0.0% / -9.8% / -18.4% / 16.5% / -9.1% / 1.2% / 3.2%
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Russell India Index / -1.0% / -12.4% / -6.9% / 6.8% / -15.5% / -6.9% / 7.8%
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Russell China Index / YTD through 1/10/12
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Consumer Discretionary 1.3%
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Consumer Staples 1.5%
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Energy 8.5%
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Financial Services 3.2%
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Health Care 0.6%
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Materials & Processing 1.2%
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Producer Durables 2.4%
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Technology 2.7%
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Utilities 0.8%
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Russell India Index / YTD through 1/10/12
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Consumer Discretionary 5.6%
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Consumer Staples 3.7%
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Energy 8.0%
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Financial Services 11.0%
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Health Care 6.5%
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Materials & Processing 9.2%
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Producer Durables 11.5%
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Technology 6.0%
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Utilities 5.0%
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