SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire -01/12/12)- 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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YTD
Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- through
Russell Index 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 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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YTD
Russell China Index 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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YTD
Russell India Index 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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The Russell Global Index includes more than 10,000 securities in 48 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the benchmark are classified according to size, region, country and sector. Daily Returns for the main components are available here: http://www.russell.com/indexes/data/daily_total_returns_global.asp
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