Last week, U.S. markets ended their winning streak, the Dow dipped 0.3% and the S&P 500 edged off 0.2%. Meanwhile, global markets continued on their tear with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rising 2.97%. Asian stocks shot to a two-year high this morning. The South Korean stock market has been up for 14 straight sessions — the longest buying streak since April.
Even as U.S markets are hesitating to break out on the upside, your Global Stock Investor picks continue to perform very strongly.
The good news for your Global Bull Market Alert portfolio continues. Your current holdings include positions in every single one of the top five-performing global markets of 2010. You also have a position in the top-performing commodity of the last month, silver, through your position in the iShares Silver Trust (SLV).
The month of September has been a surprisingly strong month for global stock markets.
Last week, global stock markets continued their bullish ways. For the week, the Dow and S&P 500 gained 1.4% each, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 1.8%.
Global stock markets rose slightly last week, with both the S&P 500 and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index ending the week with a 0.5% gain.