SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwire) — 07/02/12 —
The Russell Developed Europe Index returned +3.4% in the first half of 2012, relative to a +9.3% return for the Russell 1000® Index of U.S. large cap stocks and a +4.6% return for the Russell Asia-Pacific Index.
Ireland was the top performing country within the Russell Developed Europe Index for the first half of 2012 with a return of 7.0%, followed by Germany (+6.9%) and Sweden (+6.4%). Spain had the worst performance within the Index in the first half at (-15.6%), followed by Portugal (-12.8%) and Greece (-5.7%).
Within the Russell Developed Europe Index, the Consumer Discretionary sector led the first half, with a +9.6% return, followed by the Consumer Staples (+6.9%) and Health Care (+6.4%) sectors. The Energy sector was at the bottom of the Russell Developed Europe Index in the first half at (-5.1%).
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:
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