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Malaysia funds end losing streak

By Rita Raagas De Ramos | 19 May 2008
Keywords: malaysia | lipper | performance

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Equity portfolios lead the gains, putting an end to five months of negative performance.

Mutual funds registered for sale in Malaysia posted an average gain of 2.24% in April, reversing March’s average loss of -3.84% and ending five months of negative consensus performance, according to data from Lipper.

Equity funds gained 3.45% on-average, contributing the bulk of the overall monthly return. Among equity funds, China and Greater China portfolios occupied the top spots of the performance table with average gains of 10.37% and 7.75%, respectively, while gold and precious metals was at the bottom with an average loss of 9.91%.

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