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UK Stocks Positive Month-to-Date as of 6/25 According to Russell Indexes; Previous Summer Olympic Hosts Showed Mostly Negative Returns |
June 29, 2012
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jun 28, 2012) - As the UK prepares to host this year's Summer Olympics, stocks in the Russell UK Index have been positive in June, up +3.5% month-to-date as of June 25th. Conversely, stocks for the corresponding component of the Russell Global Index for the host countries of the last four Summer Olympics have not fared nearly as well around the time of the games, showing generally negative or flat returns, illustrating that a home country advantage may not necessarily apply to markets:
Source URL: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1675252&sourceType=3
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