Portfolio: Global Index
Financials reduced by 0.7 percentage points, Consumer Staples increased by 0.5 points, Telecomm increased by 0.3 points and Utilities reduced by 0.2 points.
Economic Factor Influence – Now Available on ISN Portal
Since Investment Strategy Network started in the mid-1980’s, research on the influence that economic factors have on stock markets has been an integral part of individual stock, sector, industry group, and global market valuations. As part of the expanding ISN service we now provided through the ISN Portal information about the degree of influence specific economic factors have on individual stocks.
ESP: Explaining Equal Weighted Indices
S&P Global (Hamish Preston) has written an interesting piece about performance in equal weighted indices versus market weighted indices.You can reach this article on S&P Global’s website at: http://www.indexologyblog.com/2018/01/18/explaining-equal-weight-indices/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SPDJI-IndexologyBlog+(S%26P+DJI+Indexology+Blog)
Stock Fair Value Report: U.S.: Update
Applied Materials, FMC Corporation, KLA-Tencor and Lam Research all receive Fair Value increases.
Stock Consideration Change Report: U.S.
HOLD drops to 60% while SELL WATCH increases to 3%.