Russell Indexes: Russell Eurozone Index Has Returned 15.1% YTD as of October 16th, With Greece a Leading Market Within the Index YTD and MTD

SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 —

The Russell Eurozone Index returned +15.1% year-to-date and +2.9% month-to-date as of October 16th.

Within the Index, Belgium (+33.4%) has led all markets year-to-date as of October 16th, followed by Greece (+30.4%) and Germany (+25.1%). Greece has led by a wide margin month-to-date as of October 16th, with a +14.1% return.

Spain has had the weakest performance year-to-date within the Russell Eurozone Index, returning (-1.7%).

Within the Index, the Healthcare sector (+28.5%) has led performance year-to-date as of October 16th, followed by Technology (+23.0%) and Consumer Discretionary (+22.7%).

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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