SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwire) — 12/15/11 — Amid continued volatility in European equity markets and in the wake of British Prime Minister David Cameron-s Friday decision to rule out a new referendum on EU membership, the more broadly diversified Chi-X Europe Russell (CHERI) PanEurope Index performed better than its less broadly diversified counterpart the Chi-X Europe Russell (CHERI) Eurozone Index for December month-to-date and for Monday, December 12th.
For the month-to-date through December 12th, the CHERI PanEurope Index lost (-2.8%) while the CHERI Eurozone Index lost (-3.8%). And for Monday, December 12th, the CHERI PanEurope Index lost (-2.7%) while the CHERI Eurozone Index lost (-3.6%).
“In a volatile European investment climate where we see heightened risk in the Eurozone markets, investors may benefit from a benchmark that represents the whole of Europe,” said Gareth Parker, director of research, innovation and product development for Russell Indexes in Europe. “With a broader set of countries and constituents beyond the Eurozone, the CHERI PanEurope-s exposure to non-Eurozone countries such as the UK and Switzerland spreads risk more broadly than pure Eurozone indexes and provides investors with increased diversification.”
The Chi-X Europe Russell PanEurope Index is a broad, liquid and large cap pan-European index providing comprehensive exposure to pan-European equity markets. Constituents are comprised of European securities in the Russell Global 1000 Index; 14 countries, 216 securities, 5 currencies. The Chi-X Europe Russell Eurozone Index is a broad, liquid and large cap Eurozone index providing comprehensive exposure to Eurozone equity markets. Constituents are comprised of Eurozone securities in the Russell Global 1000 Index; 10 countries, 130 securities, 1 currency.
Opinions expressed by Mr. Parker reflect market performance and observations as of December 12, 2011 and are subject to change at anytime based on market or other conditions without notice. Please remember that past performance does not guarantee future performance.
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