Real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the US tumbled last week, posting the biggest setback for the major asset classes during the shortened trading week that ended on April 18, based on a set of exchange traded funds. The loss, the deepest for this corner of the market since a plunge late last year, follows a strong upside run for REITs in 2019.
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