Markets were in full bloom in April, as corporate earnings helped push markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained nearly 4% this month and had its highest close since May 2008. The S&P 500 rose about 3% and the Nasdaq gained 3.5% for the month.
Silver ETFs were the top performers for the month, with PowerShares DB Silver Fund (NYSEArca: DBS), iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) and ETFS Physical Silver Shares (NYSEArca: SIVR) up nearly 30%. Outside of the precious metal ETFs, SPDR S&P Biotech (NYSEArca: XBI) was up 14.5% in April and iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (NYSEArca: EWG) was up 13.4%.
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