SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire -02/03/12)- Year-to-date performance for the constituents of the Russell Developed Europe Index through January 31st, 2012:
- Greece has gone from "worst to first." The index led the Eurozone thus this year despite being the worst performing index in 2011 (-55.2%).
- The top five countries within the index in January were Greece (+23.4%), Austria (+9.9%), Germany (+9.5%), Finland (+7.8%) and Italy (+6.1%).
- The UK has returned (+4.1%) in January, placing it 11th out of 18 countries within the index.
- Iceland (-5.9%), Portugal (-4.4%) and The Netherlands (-0.1%) were at the bottom of the Russell Developed Europe Index -- the only countries with negative performance for 2012 year-to-date.
Russell Developed Europe Index Country Returns - 2012
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2012 Returns 2011 Returns
Country Index (as of 1/31/12)
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Greece 23.4% -55.2%
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Austria 9.9% -32.8%
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Germany 9.5% -14.7%
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Finland 7.8% -28.2%
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Italy 6.1% -21.4%
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Sweden 5.8% -13.1%
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Luxembourg 5.6% -27.4%
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Denmark 5.3% -14.6%
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France 5.2% -13.0%
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Norway 4.7% -10.2%
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United Kingdom 4.1% -1.6%
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Ireland 4.0% 10.8%
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Belgium 3.2% -9.6%
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Switzerland 2.7% -6.4%
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Spain 0.5% -8.5%
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Netherlands -0.1% 1.3%
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Portugal -4.4% -25.1%
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Iceland -5.9% -12.8%
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