Ten Emerging Markets Financials Titans

Emerging market financials have performed very well this year. After remaining resilient during the past year’s credit crisis they showed their strength when the global markets rebounded in the first quarter this year. Valuations of emerging market stocks have stretched after the strong run-up in the past few months. However compared to the developed world, …

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DJ STOXX Select Dividend Indices

For investors looking for dividend stocks, the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Index family offers many high dividend-yielding companies. There are seven indices on regional basis in this list.  Two factors that are unique to these indices are: Companies are selected on the basis of dividend criteria The weighting of the companies in the indices …

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The Top 10 Components of the Dow Jones BRIC Brazil 15 Index

The Dow Jones BRIC Brazil 15 Index represents 15 of the largest and most liquid stocks traded on the Bovespa stock exchange of Brazil. In US $ terms, the index had an exceptional performance this year. As of November 30th, the index is up nearly 136%. In terms of the Brazilian Real it is up …

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