{"id":24002,"date":"2023-01-23T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=24002"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:59:08","slug":"summary-of-investments-made-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/summary-of-investments-made-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of investments made in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2022, most of the world\u2019s major share indices had their worst year since 2008, but the UK\u2019s FTSE 100 was a star performer. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Index<\/strong><\/td>\n2022 Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTSE 100<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTSE 250<\/strong><\/td>\n-19.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dow Jones Industrial<\/strong><\/td>\n-9.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard & Poor\u2019s 500<\/strong><\/td>\n-19.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikkei 225<\/strong><\/td>\n-9.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euro Stoxx 50 (\u20ac)<\/strong><\/td>\n-11.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shanghai Composite<\/strong><\/td>\n-15.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MSCI Emerging Markets (\u00a3)<\/strong><\/td>\n-12.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n<\/strong>Yes, the table is correct. In the year of three Prime Ministers, four Chancellors, a catastrophic \u2018mini-Budget\u2019 and double-digit inflation, the UK stock market was one of the world\u2019s best major market performers, eking out a small gain where most others recorded a loss. The MSCI All Country World Index \u2013 a good benchmark for Global plc \u2013 fell by 9.7% in sterling terms.<\/p>\n

Inevitably, such a surprise result from the UK comes with some important qualifications:<\/p>\n