Chemical sector starts its 9-month out-performance of the FTSE 100
The 2013 edition of the Almanac looks at the historic monthly performance of the FTSE 350 sectors. The following chart looks at the chemicals sector. The chart plots the average out-performance of the...
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After a usually disappointing May and June, shares tend to perform a bit better in July, but not by much. July ranks 9th of all months for performance. On average the market increases 0.8% in July,...
View ArticleAverage market behaviour in July
The following chart plots the average performance of the FTSE 100 Index during July since 1984 (more info on this type of chart). The chart shows that on average, the market rises for the first week of...
View ArticleAverage market behaviour in July (2015)
The following chart plots the average performance of the FTSE 100 Index during July since 1984. As can be seen, historically the market tends to rise for the first week, is flat for the following two...
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