U.S. equity funds suffered their biggest performance decline since September 2002, falling 4.02% in the week ended Thursday, according to a research report from
Science and technology stocks sunk 6.82%, but few fared better. More than 99% of stock funds dropped for the week, though Lipper called the heavy selling a momentum-induced phenomena rather than investors shifting their values and strategies.
The research company addressed the abysmal employment report, saying that it agrees with the
Some good news from the Lipper report: Japanese and gold-oriented funds looked "promising."
