TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday
Emerging markets ETFs were again the leaders to the downside, with funds linked to stock markets in India, Hong Kong and Taiwan all down 3-4%. Down for four or more days in a row were the Nasdaq 100-related exchange-traded funds.
To the upside, inverse and inverse leveraged ETFs were among Thursday’s biggest gainers, with funds indexed to the inverse of the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 up more than 4% on the day.
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday.
Pulling back more than 2% on the day, the iShares Russell 2000 Trust, IWM
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The rout in emerging markets ETFs continued on Thursday, with both the India Fund, IFN
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Softening economies around the world have led to a decline in demand for raw materials, leading to gains in inverse ETFs like the ProShares Ultra Basic Materials exchange-traded fund, SMN
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Up more than 6% intraday, the ProShares UltraShort Financials exchange-traded fund, SKF
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Also among the inverse funds doing well on Thursday were inverse index funds including the ProShares UltraShort QQQ ETF, QID
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