Defensive Stocks Outperformed Dynamic Stocks in Asia, as Measured by the Russell Asia Pacific Defensive & Dynamic Indexes, Month-to-Date of April 9th
In the first quarter of 2012, Thailand (+18.7%) and the Philippines (+18.0%) led country returns within the Russell Asia Pacific Index with Indonesia (+3.6%) and Malaysia (+5.9%) at the bottom for quarterly performance. For the month-to-date through April 9th, China (+2.8%) and Indonesia (+2.3%) led country returns within the Index, while Taiwan (-2.3%) and Japan (-1.8%) were at the bottom.
Leading sectors within the Russell Asia Pacific Index have also shifted from the first quarter to the month-to-date through April 9th, with the Technology (14.6%), Financial Services (11.1%) and Consumer Discretionary (11.1%) sectors, which led in the first quarter, giving way to the Utilities (1.1%), Consumer Staples (0.9%) and Energy (0.7%) sectors leading within the Index thus far in April.
“The defensive rally thus far in the second quarter, highlighted by the Utilities and Consumer Staples sectors outperformance, marks a departure from the cyclical outperformance of the first quarter,” said Sarah Lien, Asia-based research analyst for Russell Investments. “Thailand and the Philippines continue to be strong markets year-to-date, though these smaller markets have ceded leadership to Chinese stocks in China and Hong Kong in the second quarter.”
Russell Asia Pacific Index Returns
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Index / First Qtr 2012 Returns / April 2012 Returns(4/2-4/9)
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Russell Asia Pacific Index 9.4% -0.1%
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Russell Asia Pacific Dynamic
Index 11.6% -0.4%
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Russell Asia Pacific Defensive
Index 6.7% 0.4%
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Russell Asia Pacific Index Country Returns
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Russell Asia Pacific Index Country / First Qtr 2012 Returns / April 2012 Returns (4/2-4/9)
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Thailand 18.7% 0.3%
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Philippines 18.0% 1.1%
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India 17.9% 0.5%
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Singapore 15.7% 0.0%
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Taiwan 13.0% -2.3%
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New Zealand 11.3% 0.9%
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Hong Kong 10.6% 2.0%
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Korea 10.3% 1.3%
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China 8.4% 2.8%
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Japan 7.9% -1.8%
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Australia 7.5% 1.0%
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Malaysia 5.9% 1.4%
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Indonesia 3.6% 2.3%
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Russell Asia Pacific Index Sector Returns
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Russell Asia Pacific Index Sector / First Quarter 2012 Returns / First Quarter 2012(4/2-4/9)
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Technology 14.6% -0.05%
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Financial Services 11.1% 0.3%
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Consumer Discretionary 11.1% 0.0%
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Producer Durables 9.6% -1.1%
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Energy 8.7% 0.7%
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Materials & Processing 6.7% -1.2%
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Consumer Staples 6.4% 0.9%
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Healthcare 4.1% -0.3%
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Utilities 1.8% 1.1%
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