SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire -01/25/12)- The Russell 2000® Index reflected a (+6.4%) return, outperforming the Russell 1000® Index which posted a (+4.9%) return year-to-date, through January 24.
Looking at individual sector returns, Materials & Processing, for both the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 Indexes, posted the strongest returns of (+9.7%) and (+11.4%) respectively for the year-to-date, through January 24. Other notable sectors included: Financial Services within the Russell 1000 Index (+7.8%) and Technology within the Russell 2000 Index (+9.6%). The Utilities sectors of the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 Index reflected the weakest returns year-to-date, through January 24.
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Russell Index YTD (through January 24, 2012)
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Russell 1000 4.9%
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Russell 2000 6.4%
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Russell 1000 Sectors YTD (through January 24, 2012)
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Technology 7.3%
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Financial Services 7.8%
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Utilities -2.8%
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Health Care 3.2%
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Consumer Discretionary 5.9%
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Consumer Staples -1.0%
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Energy 3.4%
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Materials & Processing 9.7%
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Producer Durables 7.2%
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Russell 2000 Sectors YTD (through January 24, 2012)
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Technology 9.6%
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Financial Services 5.7%
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Utilities -1.1%
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Health Care 5.4%
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Consumer Discretionary 7.5%
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Consumer Staples 0.8%
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Energy 4.7%
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Materials & Processing 11.4%
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Producer Durables 6.3%
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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 index 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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