Dow Posts Record Gains, Emerging Market ETFs Soar

Exchange traded fund [ETF] investors cheered from the sidelines today as the S&P's 500 index and Dow Jones' industrials soared to all-time highs yesterday. Strong retail sales news helped give investors optimism regarding the economy. The Dow posted the biggest one-day percentage gain in nearly four years; up 270 points.

Some of the best performing ETFs yesterday included:

Claymore/BNY BRIC (EEB) - up 3.63%

iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) - up 3.37%

BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index (ADRE) - up 3.04%

In addition, many of the ProShares leveraged ETFs were up even more because of the two beta leveraged feature.