The ETF world today saw regionally focused indexes making interesting moves, with the iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index (
NYSE:ILF) finishing the day up 2.36%, topping the top 5 gainers with a rare upward charge.
The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (
NYSE:EWZ) also ran hot through the day, closing at 2.34% up, and the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (
NYSE:KRE) and PowerShares India Portfolio (
NYSE:PIN) followed suit, closing 2.04% and 1.94% up respectively.
The Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (
NYSE:GREK) nudged upward (1.88%), continuing a long upward move for that index since July of last year.
At the other end of things, the iPath DJ-UBS Coffee TR Sub-Index (
NYSE:JO) hit the floor with a 6.43% drop, a not-so-rare occurence over the last month.
Regional indexes followed that action with the Market Vectors Russia ETF (
NYSE:RSX) and Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (
NYSE:IDX) shedding 2.6% and 2.48% respectively. iShares‘ MCSI Indonesia Investible Market Index (
NYSE:EIDO) also took a beating, dropping 2.2%, and China, Japan and Taiwan-based ETFs also dropped on the day.