First Quarter Returns By Country: A Visual Perspective

Yesterday we posted this table highlighting first quarter country returns. The map below gives a visual perspective of those returns.

By the looks of the map, one area or region does not stick out on the upside or downside. Some areas of Asia and the Middle East struggled, but many did well also. Eastern Europe made larger gains than Western Europe, and the Americas performed nicely with the exception of Colombia and Venezuela.

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