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...Purchases totalled £948mn last year, down 28 per cent from 2022’s record high of £1.3bn, according to data from the Association of Investment Companies, a trust industry body....
...Over the past year the FTSE 100 has gained 1.23 per cent, while the S&P 500 has risen by 31.3 per cent....
...The FTSE 100 index is down 4.5 per cent over the past year, compared with 22.96 per cent growth in the US S&P 500....
...In the latter half of 2023, funds which concentrate on the global sector were well represented among poorly performing funds, with 49 included, more than doubling since mid-2023’s total of 24....
...These have performed poorly, relative to other indices like the S&P 500, since interest rate rises began in December 2021....
...Since the start of last year, he has underperformed a low-cost S&P 500 tracker. Several other of the most-followed copy traders have also started to lag behind after doing well before the pandemic....
...In futures markets, the blue-chip S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was set to trade flat....
...The S&P 500 closed up 0.1 per cent, with a 1.8 per cent decline for Goldman Sachs helping to keep gains in check. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended the day flat....
...Wall Street’s S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were each down 0.8 per cent as markets weighed the potential impact of a cooling labour market on economic growth and inflation....
...The blue-chip S&P 500 ended the day flat, with every sector in positive territory except tech and communications, down 1 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively....
...Futures contracts tracking the US benchmark S&P 500 index were flat while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was trading 0.1 per cent lower....
...The blue-chip S&P 500 rose 1.3 per cent in New York, closing at its highest level since February 15. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.9 per cent....
...Over a three-year period to April 19 2023, the conventional index-tracking SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has delivered returns of 14.8 per cent. QRFT is close behind, with returns of 14.5 per cent....
...Still, the blue-chip S&P 500 declined 0.2 per cent on Friday, but added 0.8 per in the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 0.4 per cent on Friday, but gained 0.3 per cent across five sessions....
...The blue-chip S&P 500 index closed down 0.3 per cent on Friday, leading to a 0.3 per cent loss for the week....
...Still, broader equity markets were uneven, as the gains among banks were partially offset by a decline in tech stocks that left the blue-chip S&P 500 index up 0.2 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.5...
...The S&P 500 fell 0.6 per cent, ending a four-day rally, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.5 per cent, as markets weighed the potential effect of a cooling labour market on economic growth and...
...Equities slipped in the session, with the blue-chip S&P 500 losing 0.2 per cent, as investors appeared to eschew growth stocks for more defensive sectors, which tend to be more resilient in a downturn....
...s=20 Bukele has connected his making Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021 with the country’s improved economic fortunes, saying it gave El Salvador an “advantage in the new economic system” and spurred...
...The result, 2022’s Song of Songs, has now had its UK premiere at London’s Barbican Theatre....
...Broader equity markets in the US were mixed, with the blue-chip S&P 500 up 0.4 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite down 0.3 per cent....
...The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 1.6 per cent and 1.7 per cent, respectively, so far this week....
...The S&P 500 dipped 0.2 per cent, its first decline in three days, with tech giants such as Alphabet and Apple the biggest drags on the index. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 0.5 per cent....
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