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Emerging Market ETFs Crash As Riots Roil Egypt
IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 1/28/2011 | Trang Ho

Posted on 01/28/2011 11:55:14 AM PST by Slyscribe

Intensifying social unrest in Egypt battered markets worldwide Friday. iShares MSCI Turkey(TUR) led the global selloff and tanked nearly 7%. It broke below its 200-day moving average — a bearish development — to its lowest price in six months.

Market Vectors Africa Index(AFK) and iShares MSCI South Africa Index(EZA) both crashed nearly 5% to four-month lows.

Market Vectors Egypt Index(EGPT) fell 4.4% for a 14% loss for the week. It’s the largest one-week loss since it started trading 11 months ago.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; emergingmarkets; etfs; markets

1 posted on 01/28/2011 11:55:17 AM PST by Slyscribe
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To: Slyscribe

Give me a 20 point correction in Emerging Markets! I need back in....


2 posted on 01/28/2011 12:08:47 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bamanomics: Punish Success, Reward Failure. Destroying America is the point.)
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To: Slyscribe

WIMPS! Get in there and BUY BUY BUY!!!;)


3 posted on 01/28/2011 12:09:40 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Slyscribe

I wanna know what oil is doing per barrel?


4 posted on 01/28/2011 12:21:05 PM PST by diverteach (If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Yep, keep an eye on the more stable BRICs that may be pulled down by this, just stay out of the “ring of fire”.


5 posted on 01/28/2011 12:26:45 PM PST by bigbob
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To: diverteach
At 3:25 crude is 89.50 up about 3.50 a barrel.
6 posted on 01/28/2011 12:32:14 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Slyscribe

Where’s Soros? did he hire these protestors to show up and make his day?


7 posted on 01/28/2011 12:37:03 PM PST by MissMack99 (Being held up at gun point since Obama took office.)
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