An overview of the UK equity market compared to a broad USA and European equity market comparison. Regardless of the FTSE 100 approaching its all time highs (The highest closing value of 8,012.53 was reached on 16 February 2023) it performance is still no where near comparable to what the USA equity market has achieved across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. Both the CAC and DAX have beaten the FTSE 100 & FTSE 250 for the past year, as we probably approach a period of consolidating inflation and a move to easing central bank rates in Europe, UK and the USA that could be on the cards in Q3. Q4 of 2024. The above chart is for a 5 year period. The above chart is from beginning of January 2000. Here it is easily to be seen (unless you are colour blind), that the Nasdaq 100 has outperformed it's broad USA benchmark, S&P 500. But here the UK equity market has shone a light, but it's the more domestic orientated FTSE 250 that has done well beating the FTSE 100, FTSE Aim 100 and...
