The index for number of employees was slightly positive, while the average workweek index was slightly negative.
This will allow you to participate in the expected positive performance in the index.
The drop comes even as two of the four components of the index made positive moves.
Six of the 10 indicators that make up the index were positive in January.
Over the last 10 years, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index posted positive total returns 9 times.
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The new orders index also remained below zero, at -7.8, while the shipments index was positive at 3.0.
The jump in the PCI index joins positive signals from other indexes including manufacturing, manufacturing shipments and retail sales, all of which have been rising steadily from mid-2009 lows.
The ISM Manufacturing Index was a positive, rising only fractionally, to 56.3 in August from 55.5 in July.
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The ten year annualized returns were positive with the MSCI EAFE index up 4.67% and the United States up only 2.93%.
Two other strategies show positive performance in the HFR index this year including funds investing in companies which are mostly private and illiquid.
The second worst year was the 2002 downturn, but even then the index was in positive territory at this point, up just 2%.
The weaker dollar index is a positive for the precious metals.
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The weaker dollar index is a positive for the precious metals.. Meantime, Nymex crude oil futures prices are trading firmer Friday and hit a five-week high overnight.
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All 10 sectors of the index finished in positive territory.
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"We expect the choppiness in the data to persist in the near term, but look for the broader underlying trend in both the quarterly national index and the monthly composite-20 index to remain positive, " Chen says.
There's still no positive daylight between them and the index.
That index has not been in positive territory since a two-and-half-year run ended in December 2007.
The point about the formula effect is that it systematically pushes the RPI higher, relative to the other index, when inflation is positive.
An index above 50 indicates a positive outlook.
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The Shanghai Composite Index moved in and out of positive territory before settling 0.5% higher, while Japanese markets remained closed for a holiday.
The index started the week on a positive note as Greece's pro-bailout New Democracy party claimed victory in elections and successful Spanish debt auctions spurred a rally in equities.
However, the U.S. dollar index was given a boost by some positive U.S. retail sales numbers.
On a total return basis, the index has already provided investors with a positive return since the previous peak.
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In gold bulls favor, the market has been under the influence of a positive turn in the 9-day relative strength index since early November.
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The U.S. dollar index traded lower Tuesday, which was a positive for the precious metals.
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The U.S. dollar index was lower Thursday, which was a positive for the precious metals.
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Strength in the value of the dollar index on Wednesday was dually-driven by positive developments within the U.S. economy, and darkening financial prospects in Europe.
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