According to BlackRock, the first half of 2011 has seen a 27.5% rise in the global net inflows of exchange-traded products (ETPs), as compared to the same period in 2010, Financial Times reports. The ETPs total inflows reached $82.6 billion in the first six months. U.S. listed ETPs saw inflows of $58.9 billion in the first half of 2011, while European listed ETPs witnessed a drop in inflows to $20.5 billion. The inflows into European listed fixed income ETFs was $22.3 million, while U.S. fixed income ETFs raised $18.4 billion in new cash.

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