Greeceās stock market is among the top five performers so far this year, according to data compiled by Bespoke Investment Group. Bespoke looked at stock returns in 78 countries so far in 2012.
The top performers are (Country, gain, related ETF):
Argentina, 18.1%, ARGT
Russia, 13.7%, RSX
Hungary, 12.8%
Greece, 12.6%, GREK
Austria, 11.2%, EWO
The United States ranks 33rd on the year-to-date list, coming in fourth place among the G-7 nations behind Germany, Italy and France.
Among the powerhouse emerging BRIC economies, Brazil comes in second, India third and China fourth.
(source:The Wall Street Journal/Market Watch)
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