| Global hedge funds recovered in April with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gaining +0.41% last month (-1.47% YTD), while the HFRX Market Directional Index gained +5.31% during the same period (-1.58% YTD) on resurgent energy and commodities.
In its monthly report, Hedge Fund Research said that the global financial markets posted mixed performance in April and added that both the Japanese yen and British pound sterling surged against the US$. Global equities posted mixed results, with gains in Europe offset by weakness in Asia, while gains across large and small cap indices were offset by weakness in technology; reported earnings were also mixed, with weakness in Apple & Twitter offset by strength in Amazon...............................................Full Article: Source
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