The MSCI Emerging Markets Index advanced 0.6 percent to 1,142.49, the biggest gain since Jan. 12. Benchmark equity gauges in China, Russia<http://topics.bloomberg.com/russia/>, South Korea <http://topics.bloomberg.com/south-korea/>, Thailand<http://topics.bloomberg.com/thailand/>, Indonesia <http://topics.bloomberg.com/indonesia/> and Hungary increased more than 1 percent.
The MSCI emerging index rose from a four-week low, paring this year’s drop to 0.8 percent. The gauge has trailed the MSCI World Index of developed-nation stocks in 2011 amid speculation central banks from China to Brazil will lift interest rates to curb inflation. Federal Reserve policy makers maintained plans to buy $600 billion of Treasuries through June, indicating today that the accelerating recovery still needs stimulus to produce a bigger reduction in unemployment. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-26/emerging-market-stocks-advance-most-in-2-weeks-egypt-shares-tumble-6-1-.html
