ETF Scorecard – June 13th Edition

Major equity indexes kicked off the week on a strong note only to lose momentum and give way to profit taking pressures as the trading days progressed. On the home front, economic data releases were fairly quiet with the NFIB small business index posting a better-than-expected gain while retail sales fell just just short of analysts’ expectations. The real driver of trading activity was the unrest in Iraq. which led to crude oil supply concerns that inevitably sent fuel prices higher and gave investors a reason to scale back their risk appetites. To help investors keep up with markets, we present our ETF Scorecard, which takes a step back and looks at how various asset classes across the globe are performing. For most of the return comparisons below, we reference trailing 1-week and trailing 1-month returns; this offers a good insight into the prevailing sentiment in the markets by capturing the […] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETF Scorecard – June 6th Edition ETF Scorecard – May 30th Edition ETF Scorecard – May 16th Edition ETF Scorecard – May 9th Edition ETF Scorecard – May 2nd Edition