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Market trends

Gainers% ChangeLast
iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund-0.41%24.27
Vngrd Sctsdl Fd Vngrd MortgageBacked Sec-0.25%50.15
Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF-0.11%75.92
iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Idx-0.29%38.61
PowerShares Global Wind Energy+0.12%15.07
PowerShares Global Agriculture+0.24%26.27
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology+1.35%79.35
PowerShares Global Gold & Prec Metals+0.80%37.39
iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index-0.98%47.53
PowerShares Global Coal-0.32%27.85
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Losers% ChangeLast
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Jpn Idx+0.26%54.60
PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries-2.20%12.67
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Inde+0.86%31.57
iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index-0.91%21.67
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index+0.18%40.31
iShares MSCI ACWI Index+0.26%41.86
PowerShares Global Coal-0.32%27.85
PowerShares Global Gold & Prec Metals+0.80%37.39
iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index-0.98%47.53
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology+1.35%79.35
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Actives% ChangeVolume
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Jpn Idx+0.26%317,971
PowerShares Global Agriculture+0.24%53,712
iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund-0.41%36,460
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Inde+0.86%30,959
iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index-0.98%17,362
Vngrd Sctsdl Fd Vngrd MortgageBacked Sec-0.25%16,200
iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index-0.91%14,525
PowerShares Global Gold & Prec Metals+0.80%14,493
Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF-0.11%11,727
iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Idx-0.29%10,254
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