Best/Worst Weekly ETF Returns: ‘EGPT’ Soars

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The Market Vectors Egypt ETF (NYSEArca:EGPT) spiked 14.14 percent in the week ending Wednesday, July 3 following the unseating of President Mohammed Morsi, and gold miner funds rallied as much as 13 percent.

The S&P 500 moved up 2.21 points during that same four-day period, closing at 1,615.41 on Wednesday, July 3.

The Global X Gold Explorers fund (NYSEArca:GLDX) shot up 13.02 percent, leading a handful of gold and silver miner funds to outperform even though gold prices continued their downward movement.

Commodity funds like the Teucrium Corn ETF (NYSEArca:CORN) also suffered losses. CORN fell 6.70 percent, the biggest slide for a single-commodity fund this week, according to HardAssetsInvestor.com's weekly commodity fund flows report.

Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and 'lt;1,000 Shares Traded

Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and 'lt;1,000 Shares Traded

Disclaimer:All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data is believed to be accurate; however, transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.

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