EPFR Global: The influx of capital into the stock markets of developing countries reached a 22-month high

Investment funds in developing countries have received for the week ending October 21, significant inflows of $ 4.9 billion This was a most impressive rate over the past 22 months and helped with the start of the year to increase capital inflows to $ 50 billion, the study says EPFR Global.

Funds of stocks and bonds registered a surge in the flow of investment through improved corporate reporting of U.S. and European companies. These include such giants as the manufacturer of iPod - the company Apple Inc., And the world's largest manufacturer of construction machinery and equipment, Caterpillar Inc.



Composite index MSCI Emerging Markets, tracking the movement of indices of stock markets in developing countries has grown this year by 70%. Index of stock markets of developed countries MSCI World Index added only 27%. Meanwhile, all 10 of the most efficient stock markets this year are developing economies. Particular attention is called experts trends in the stock markets of China and Russia.

With regard to the Russian stock and bond funds, they showed their best performance since the beginning EPFR Global tracking such data in the first quarter of 2002. International investors have invested in them for a week $ 450 million MICEX index this year increased by more than 2-fold, as prices for oil and metals rise amid expectations global economic recovery.

"Investment flows into Russia's stock funds and bonds have been attracting the most attention among all these groups" - the report says EPFR Global.

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