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London close: Footsie ends year 22% higher
Thu, 31 Dec 2009, 13:26:00
More gains for FTSE 100 on the last day of 2009 capped a year of strong recovery from the ravages of the economic crisis. The leading share index posted a 22% rise - its best yearly performance since 1997 -as shares recovered from the sharp declines that began as the financial crisis intensified towards the end of 2008. The leading share index rallied sharply from the troughs around 3,500 points it was occupying in mid-March ahead of any real signs that economic recovery was on its way. It has continued edging higher since breaking through the 5,000 point barrier in September. Amid thin trading, property stocks were among the risers, with the big four in the FTSE 100, <b>Land Securities</b>, <b>British Land</b>, <b>Hammerson</b> and <b>Liberty International</b> finishing in the top 10. Miners and insurers were also wanted. South American copper group <b>Antofagasta</b> and silver miner <b>Fresnillo</b> posted gains as did the insurers <b>Standard Life</b> and <b>Legal & General</b>. In economic news, Nationwide's latest survey showed house prices rose by 0.4% in December, taking the total rise for the year to 5.9%. It is the eighth month running prices have risen. Brighter economic prospects spurred lenders to increase the availability of secured loans to householders in the three months to early December, a trend that should continue in the first quarter of 2010, according to a Bank of England survey. Germany and France, which unlike the UK have already officially emerged from recession, have also seen their markets gain by more than a fifth over the full year. Elsewhere in the world, Australia, which has already become the first major industrialised country to lift interest rates since the onset of the financial crisis, saw its stock market rise by 31%. In Asia, continued strong growth in China was the main story. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up by 52% over the year, while China's Shanghai Composite Index soared by 80%. Japan's Nikkei was up by 19% over the year. The US - still the world's biggest economy - was at the heart of the global recovery. The S&P 500 index of shares has risen by some 25% since the beginning of the year, with stimulus measures enacted in the wake of the economic crisis helping to improve sentiment. <b>FTSE 100 - Risers</b> Land Securities Group (LAND) 685.00p +4.26% Hammerson (HMSO) 424.00p +3.97% Legal & General Group (LGEN) 80.60p +3.53% Standard Life (SL.) 216.50p +3.49% British Land Co (BLND) 480.00p +3.25% Liberty International (LII) 515.00p +2.79% Antofagasta (ANTO) 992.00p +1.80% Fresnillo (FRES) 792.00p +1.80% ICAP (IAP) 430.00p +1.75% Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 50.69p +1.71% <b>FTSE 100 - Fallers</b> BT Group (BT.A) 135.00p -1.60% Compass Group (CPG) 445.20p -1.55% United Utilities Group (UU.) 495.70p -1.45% Sage Group (SGE) 220.00p -0.95% SABMiller (SAB) 1,826.00p -0.71% Severn Trent (SVT) 1,086.00p -0.64% Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 230.10p -0.52% Carnival (CCL) 2,135.00p -0.33% Inmarsat (ISAT) 692.00p -0.29% Centrica (CNA) 281.10p -0.28% <b>FTSE 250 - Risers</b> St. Modwen Properties (SMP) 194.00p +7.78% Bellway (BWY) 818.00p +6.23% Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 434.70p +5.54% Ashtead Group (AHT) 81.20p +5.05% Travis Perkins (TPK) 852.00p +3.97% Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 2,849.00p +3.90% Unite Group (UTG) 299.50p +3.49% Rightmove (RMV) 504.50p +2.75% Persimmon (PSN) 469.50p +2.71% Ashmore Group (ASHM) 272.00p +2.64% <b>FTSE 250 - Fallers</b> Dunelm Group (DNLM) 380.00p -7.54% Melrose Resources (MRS) 272.50p -6.03% Paragon Group Of Companies (PAG) 131.00p -5.07% Fenner (FENR) 167.50p -4.29% WH Smith (SMWH) 494.00p -3.52% Laird (LRD) 126.00p -3.23% Enterprise Inns (ETI) 93.40p -3.21% Computacenter (CCC) 250.30p -3.06% ITV (ITV) 52.35p -2.88% BlueBay Asset Management (BBAY) 305.00p -2.59%
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