SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - July 4, 2012) - The Russell Developed Asia Pacific Index returned +4.6% in the first half of 2012, relative to a +3.4% return for the Russell Developed Europe Index and a +9.3% return for the Russell 1000® Index of U.S. large cap stocks.
The Philippines was the top performing country within the Russell Asia Pacific Index for the first half of 2012 with a return of 26.8%, followed by Thailand (+17.1%) and Singapore (+15.3%). Indonesia had the worst performance within the Index in the first half at (-1.0%), followed by China (+3.0%) and Japan (+3.1%).
Within the Russell Asia Pacific Index, the Financial Services sector led the first half, with a +10.7% return, followed by the Consumer Staples (+8.8%) and Health Care (+8.2%) sectors. The Materials & Processing sector was at the bottom of the Russell Asia Pacific Index in the first half at (-5.1%).
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Russell Global Indexes - First Half 2012 Regional Performance | |||
Russell Index | First Half 2012 | ||
Russell Global Index | 6.1% | ||
Russell Asia Pacific Index | 4.6% | ||
Russell Developed Europe Index | 3.4% | ||
Russell 1000 Index | 9.3% | ||
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Russell Asia Pacific Index - First Half 2012 Country Performance | |||
Russell Asia Pacific Index Country |
| First Half 2012 | |
Philippines |
| 26.8% | |
Thailand |
| 17.1% | |
Singapore |
| 15.3% | |
New Zealand |
| 8.9% | |
India |
| 8.6% | |
Hong Kong |
| 6.9% | |
Malaysia |
| 5.6% | |
Taiwan |
| 5.1% | |
Korea |
| 4.4% | |
Australia |
| 3.5% | |
Japan |
| 3.1% | |
China |
| 3.0% | |
Indonesia |
| -1.0% | |
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Russell Asia Pacific Index - First Half 2012 Sector Performance | ||
Russell Asia Pacific Index Sector |
| First Half 2012 |
Financial Services |
| 10.7% |
Consumer Staples |
| 8.8% |
Health Care |
| 8.2% |
Consumer Discretionary |
| 5.3% |
Technology |
| 4.1% |
Utilities |
| 3.9% |
Producer Durables |
| 2.1% |
Energy |
| -2.6% |
Materials & Processing |
| -5.1% |
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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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