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Best 15 Markets last Week

name	WeekChange
ZIMBABWE	38.58
GREECE	7.00
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	4.31
BAHRAIN	3.95
VIETNAM	3.34
ISRAEL	2.82
EGYPT	2.40
JORDAN	2.06
TUNISIA	1.86
SAUDI ARABIA DOMESTIC	1.69
USA	1.44
KUWAIT	1.39
LEBANON	1.19
ESTONIA	1.00
NIGERIA	0.98

Worst 15 Markets Last Week

name	WeekChange
HUNGARY	-5.52
CHINA	-5.09
POLAND	-4.16
KOREA	-3.60
BRAZIL	-3.59
INDONESIA	-3.49
JAMAICA	-3.37
TAIWAN	-3.33
RUSSIA	-3.08
SWEDEN	-2.81
CHILE	-2.76
MEXICO	-2.61
NORWAY	-2.59
INDIA	-2.39
FINLAND	-2.32

Best 10 Market Last 12 Months

Country	ChangePct
ZIMBABWE	230.62
JAMAICA	70.96
ARGENTINA	59.80
KAZAKHSTAN	58.62
POLAND	58.51
AUSTRIA	57.00
VIETNAM	48.12
KOREA	41.71
CHINA	41.05
ITALY	39.80

Worst 10 Market Last 12 Months

Country	ChangePct
UKRAINE	-0.41
SRI LANKA	-1.58
NEW ZEALAND	-3.73
ISRAEL	-5.38
BOTSWANA	-9.74
OMAN	-10.75
LEBANON	-12.08
PAKISTAN	-18.50
QATAR	-21.05
SAUDI ARABIA DOMESTIC	1.65

Country Average Sovereign+Corporate USD Yields Ordered By YTD Yield Chance

country	Yield	YieldChange
Hong Kong	57.66	44.56
Venezuela	39.20	15.49
Canada	9.27	1.70
Israel	5.05	0.82
Lebanon	7.41	0.52
Finland	3.02	0.30
France	6.43	0.15
United States	5.70	0.00
Bahrain	5.76	-0.03
Qatar	3.58	-0.05
Oman	4.86	-0.07
Korea (South)	3.90	-0.12
China	4.04	-0.21
Pakistan	5.67	-0.25
Slovak Republic	2.45	-0.28
Philippines	3.25	-0.36
Japan	3.46	-0.36
South Africa	5.10	-0.37
New Zealand	5.06	-0.41
Netherlands	4.24	-0.43
Jordan	5.77	-0.48
Thailand	2.98	-0.48
Kuwait	3.99	-0.56
Germany	3.77	-0.57
United Arab Emirates	4.01	-0.61
Chile	4.48	-0.65
Lithuania	2.34	-0.68
Guatemala	4.21	-0.68
Peru	3.52	-0.70
Morocco	3.74	-0.70
Trinidad and Tobago	4.71	-0.70
United Kingdom	4.67	-0.71
Russian Federation	3.81	-0.76
Poland	2.64	-0.77
Taiwan	3.36	-0.78
Turkey	5.25	-0.80
Malaysia	3.40	-0.81
Azerbaijan	4.85	-0.81
Panama	3.53	-0.85
Hungary	3.00	-0.86
Romania	3.32	-0.87
Indonesia	3.82	-0.87
Colombia	4.31	-0.88
Ireland	5.48	-0.90
Mexico	4.29	-1.00
Paraguay	5.09	-1.01
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	5.63	-1.03
Tunisia	5.86	-1.03
Croatia (Hrvatska)	3.17	-1.06
India	3.95	-1.07
Brazil	5.34	-1.11
Costa Rica	5.83	-1.15
Uruguay	3.66	-1.19
Vietnam	3.53	-1.28
Gabon	6.45	-1.29
El Salvador	6.59	-1.32
Serbia	3.07	-1.40
Dominican Republic	4.78	-1.52
Kazakhstan	4.17	-1.55
Luxembourg	9.29	-1.65
Sri Lanka	4.79	-1.70
Jamaica	7.03	-1.72
Italy	4.06	-1.72
Egypt	4.72	-1.77
Senegal	3.91	-1.80
Nigeria	5.26	-1.83
Kenya	5.88	-1.96
Ghana	6.36	-1.98
Zambia	7.11	-1.99
Ecuador	6.59	-2.03
Ethiopia	5.99	-2.03
Argentina	5.78	-2.10
Ukraine	6.52	-2.19
Iraq	6.67	-2.58
Angola	7.35	-2.77
Mongolia	5.44	-2.88

Fund flows Last Week

Focus	Objective	Asset Class	Flow USD mn
Commodities	INDUSTRIAL METALS	Commodity	-27.69
Commodities	PRECIOUS METAL SECTOR	Equity	123.10
Commodities	PRECIOUS METALS	Commodity	298.38
Commodities	PRECIOUS METALS	Mixed Allocation	-15.48
country	AUSTRALIA	Equity	-30.94
country	AUSTRALIA	Fixed Income	-25.32
country	AUSTRALIA	Mixed Allocation	-0.01
country	BRAZIL	Equity	31.50
country	BRAZIL	Fixed Income	-83.18
country	CHINA	Equity	-267.21
country	CHINA	Fixed Income	-25.56
Country	EGYPT	Equity	0.80
country	INDIA	Equity	118.86
country	INDIA	Fixed Income	0.73
country	ISRAEL	Equity	0.17
country	JAPAN	Equity	-84.55
country	JAPAN	Fixed Income	-19.23
country	JAPAN	Mixed Allocation	-0.34
country	KOREA	Equity	3.14
country	POLAND	Equity	6.61
country	RUSSIA	Equity	-58.38
country	RUSSIA	Fixed Income	-9.25
country	SOUTH AFRICA	Equity	-32.10
country	SPAIN	Equity	66.78
Country	TAIWAN	Equity	-170.13
country	TURKEY	Equity	6.54
country	UNITED KINGDOM	Equity	-21.77
industry	BASIC MATERIALS SECTOR	Equity	162.95
industry	COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR	Equity	96.04
industry	ENERGY SECTOR	Equity	-693.47
industry	ENERGY SECTOR	Mixed Allocation	0.01
industry	FINANCIAL SECTOR	Equity	-341.90
industry	HEALTH CARE SECTOR	Equity	-1393.92
industry	INDUSTRIAL SECTOR	Equity	-253.31
industry	MULTIPLE SECTOR	Equity	0.13
industry	NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR	Equity	-17.02
industry	REAL ESTATE SECTOR	Alternative	-0.28
industry	REAL ESTATE SECTOR	Equity	-856.63
industry	TECHNOLOGY SECTOR	Equity	834.32
industry	UTILITIES SECTOR	Equity	-341.36
region	AFRICAN REGION	Equity	-8.61
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION	Equity	11958.96
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION	Fixed Income	-124.53
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION	Mixed Allocation	53.62
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION EX JAPAN	Equity	-160.81
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION EX JAPAN	Fixed Income	8.62
region	ASIAN PACIFIC REGION EX JAPAN	Mixed Allocation	35.06
region	EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION	Equity	10.73
region	EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION	Fixed Income	-213.36
region	EASTERN EUROPEAN REGION	Mixed Allocation	-0.16
region	EUROPEAN REGION	Equity	367.54
region	EUROPEAN REGION	Fixed Income	-160.40
region	EUROPEAN REGION	Mixed Allocation	7.54
region	LATIN AMERICAN REGION	Equity	116.76
region	LATIN AMERICAN REGION	Fixed Income	-22.80
region	MIDDLE EAST REGION	Equity	1.23
region	MIDDLE EAST REGION	Fixed Income	-0.02
region	NORDIC REGION	Equity	-146.73
region	NORTH AMERICAN REGION	Equity	-215.75
region	NORTH AMERICAN REGION	Fixed Income	-4.17
Risk	GOVERNMENT BOND	Alternative	-0.68
Risk	GOVERNMENT BOND	Equity	-0.01
Risk	GOVERNMENT BOND	Fixed Income	203.84
Risk	GOVERNMENT BOND	Mixed Allocation	105.06
Risk	INFLATION PROTECTED	Brazil	-6.38
Risk	INFLATION PROTECTED	Fixed Income	-94.01
Risk	LONG SHORT	Alternative	6.83
Risk	LONG SHORT	Equity	-20.38
Risk	LONG SHORT	Fixed Income	-0.61
Risk	LONG SHORT	Mixed Allocation	0.18
Sector	AGRICULTURE	Commodity	-5.59
Sector	CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY	Equity	278.89
Sector	CONSUMER STAPLES	Equity	-258.78
segment	BRIC	Equity	42.83
segment	BRIC	Fixed Income	-31.72
segment	DEVELOPED MARKETS	Equity	51.38
segment	EMEA	Equity	-0.67
segment	EMERGING MARKETS	Equity	1196.50
segment	GCC	Equity	0.01
segment	GCC	Fixed Income	0.00
segment	GCC	Mixed Allocation	189.08
segment	MENA	Equity	0.06
segment	MENA	Fixed Income	0.44
Size	LARGE-CAP	Equity	266.57
Size	MID-CAP	Commodity	0.14
Size	MID-CAP	Equity	271.35
Size	SMALL-CAP	Equity	28.38

Chart: Mozart Died on Dec 5 1791…

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Today in History: December 5

THIS DATE IN HISTORY, Dec. 5: Five Navy torpedo bombers ...

Looking back: Dec. 5

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On this day: December 5

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ON THIS DAY: Tuesday, December 5 2017

Comment

Weekly performance is between 2017-12-01 and 2017-11-24

Best global markets last week USA +1.44%, FM (FRONTIER MARKETS) +0.74%, EUROPE-1.28%,

While worst global markets last week EFM ASIA -3.73%, EM (EMERGING MARKETS) -3.32%, EM LATIN AMERICA -3.13%,

US equities move higher as tech stocks rebound

US Tax Reform A Modest Positive For US Equities And Dollar

Emerging markets offer opportunities

Monster Emerging-Market Stock Rally Narrows Currencies Gap

China stocks end mixed as service sector activity picks up

Small is beautiful among China's equities in 2018 as rally runs out ...

European equities flag on jitters over Brexit, tech sector

European equities enjoy a firm start on good economic news

Goldman raises 2018 oil price forecast on robust OPEC commitment

Saudis Raise Crude Oil Prices To Asia

Steel Rally's So Powerful It's Now Back to Lehman-Crisis Levels

PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend Brazilian domestic steel prices

Gold Price Trying To Consolidate

Gold Price Slips Near 'Significant Support' as World Warns Trump on ...

Best last week among various stock markets were ZIMBABWE +38.58%, GREECE +7.00%, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO +4.31%, BAHRAIN +3.95%, VIETNAM +3.34%, ISRAEL +2.82%, EGYPT +2.40%, JORDAN +2.06%, TUNISIA +1.86%, SAUDI ARABIA DOMESTIC +1.69%,

While worst last week among various stock markets were HUNGARY -5.52%, CHINA -5.09%, POLAND -4.16%, KOREA -3.60%, BRAZIL -3.59%, INDONESIA -3.49%, JAMAICA -3.37%, TAIWAN -3.33%, RUSSIA -3.08%, SWEDEN -2.81%,

Best YTD among various country equities were ZIMBABWE +223.97%, ARGENTINA +63.83%, JAMAICA +63.64%, KAZAKHSTAN +55.64%, VIETNAM +53.38%, AUSTRIA +51.69%, CHINA +46.90%, POLAND +45.00%, KOREA +42.94%, ESTONIA +33.55%,

While worst YTD among various country equities were PAKISTAN -27.91%, QATAR -25.40%, OMAN -14.43%, LEBANON -11.21%, BOTSWANA -11.18%, ISRAEL -6.72%, RUSSIA -1.90%, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -1.11%, NEW ZEALAND -0.80%, JORDAN 0.07%,

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ticker	name	country	sector	PeriodChange
012630	HYUNDAI DEVELOPMENT CO ENGINEER	Korea (South)	Industrials	15.70
EUROB	EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA	Greece	Financials	14.71
SGRE	SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SA	Spain	Industrials	13.73
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	United States	Consumer Discretionary	12.01
JWN	NORDSTROM INC	United States	Consumer Discretionary	11.72
BBBY	BED BATH AND BEYOND INC	United States	Consumer Discretionary	11.62
271560	ORION CORP	Korea (South)	Consumer Staples	11.50
NUAN	NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC	United States	Information Technology	11.06
TPEIR	BANK OF PIRAEUS SA	Greece	Financials	10.74
ALPHA	ALPHA BANK SA	Greece	Financials	10.47

Company	Country	Sector	Reported
Marvell Technology Group Ltd	BERMUDA	Information Technology	12/5/2017
Toll Brothers Inc	UNITED STATES	Consumer Discretionary	12/5/2017
Bank of Montreal	CANADA	Financials	12/5/2017
Brown-Forman Corp	UNITED STATES	Consumer Staples	12/5/2017
National Bank of Canada	CANADA	Financials	12/1/2017

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ticker	name	country	sector	PeriodChange
0102583D	AFRILAND PROPERTIES PLC	Nigeria	Real Estate	-96.43
0102583D	AFRILAND PROPERTIES PLC	Nigeria	Real Estate	-50.04
PFBCOLOM	BANCOLOMBIA PREF SA	Colombia	Financials	-34.34
GRUPOSURA	GRUPO DE INVERSIONES SURAMERICANA	Colombia	Financials	-34.14
ECOPETROL	ECOPETROL SA	Colombia	Energy	-33.33
ADSK	AUTODESK INC	United States	Information Technology	-15.57
WDC	WESTERN DIGITAL CORP	United States	Information Technology	-12.70
8035	TOKYO ELECTRON LTD	Japan	Information Technology	-10.72
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	United States	Information Technology	-10.23
NVDA	NVIDIA CORP	United States	Information Technology	-9.47

Company	Country	Sector	EstDivYield	Reported
Malayan Banking Bhd	MALAYSIA	Financials	6.43	9/25/2017
CLP Holdings Ltd	HONG KONG	Utilities	4.10	12/4/2017
Hang Seng Bank Ltd	HONG KONG	Financials	3.86	10/17/2017
Sime Darby Bhd	MALAYSIA	Industrials	3.56	11/13/2017
Axiata Group Bhd	MALAYSIA	Telecommunication Services	3.12	10/5/2017
Unilever PLC	BRITAIN	Consumer Staples	3.00	11/1/2017
Marvell Technology Group Ltd	BERMUDA	Information Technology	2.71	10/2/2017
Pernod Ricard SA	FRANCE	Consumer Staples	1.88	11/14/2017
Hindustan Unilever Ltd	INDIA	Consumer Staples	1.84	10/27/2017
Kroger Co/The	UNITED STATES	Consumer Staples	1.05	11/14/2017
Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd	INDIA	Financials	1.05	11/2/2017

Company	Country	Sector	EstDivYield	Reported
Williams Cos Inc/The	UNITED STATES	Energy	9.53	12/7/2017
Best Buy Co Inc	UNITED STATES	Consumer Discretionary	5.12	12/6/2017
3i Group PLC	BRITAIN	Financials	4.82	12/7/2017
Occidental Petroleum Corp	UNITED STATES	Energy	4.39	12/7/2017
PPL Corp	UNITED STATES	Utilities	4.39	12/7/2017
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd	SOUTH AFRICA	Health Care	4.32	12/12/2017
Power Corp of Canada	CANADA	Financials	4.23	12/7/2017
General Motors Co	UNITED STATES	Consumer Discretionary	4.06	12/7/2017
Investec Ltd	SOUTH AFRICA	Financials	4.04	12/6/2017
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	UNITED STATES	Utilities	4.03	12/7/2017
Ameren Corp	UNITED STATES	Utilities	3.83	12/12/2017
Kohl's Corp	UNITED STATES	Consumer Discretionary	3.62	12/5/2017
SCANA Corp	UNITED STATES	Utilities	3.60	12/8/2017
SPAR Group Ltd/The	SOUTH AFRICA	Consumer Staples	3.42	12/6/2017
AMMB Holdings Bhd	MALAYSIA	Financials	3.37	12/5/2017
Principal Financial Group Inc	UNITED STATES	Financials	3.33	12/8/2017
Coach Inc	UNITED STATES	Consumer Discretionary	3.31	12/8/2017
HollyFrontier Corp	UNITED STATES	Energy	3.28	12/7/2017
Land Securities Group PLC	BRITAIN	Real Estate	3.18	12/7/2017
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd	CANADA	Energy	3.04	12/7/2017

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Chart: Mozart Died on Dec 5 1791…

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