SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire -02/03/12)- In a turnaround from 2011, the Russell Korea Index has reflected a (+9.7%) return year-to-date. In addition, the index has outperformed both the Russell Asia Pacific Index (+8.1%) and the Russell Japan Index (+4.4%) through January 31.
For 2011, all three indexes posted negative returns in excess of (-10%).
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YTD
Russell Index 2011 Returns (through January 31, 2012)
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Russell Asia Pacific Index -15.0% 8.1%
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Russell Japan Index -12.5% 4.4%
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Russell Korea Index -11.0% 9.7%
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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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