The Italian Blue Chip stock index the FTSE MIB fell 5.4% to 22,233 in 2020 bouncing back from lows in March after Italy was the first western country to implement a national lockdown, Italy’s FTSE MIB index crashed to a nearly eight-year low of 14,153. Concerns about the impact of current restrictive measures on Italy’s fragile economy overhang sentiment.
The Italian Blue Chip stock index the FTSE MIB fell 5.4% to 22,233 in 2020 bouncing back from lows in March after Italy was the first western country to implement a national lockdown, Italy’s FTSE MIB index crashed to a nearly eight-year low of 14,153. Concerns about the impact of current restrictive measures on Italy’s fragile economy overhang sentiment.
The FTSE MIB closed on New Year’s Eve at 22, 233 points, a loss of 5.4% for 2020
The FTSE MIB steadily erased much of the Covid stock market panic supported by the massive fiscal and monetary policy support through the ECB globally and more recently the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and the post-Brexit trade deal.
How Global Indices fared in 2020
- In the U.S. the S&P 500 and Dow closed at record levels at the year end.
- The tech heavy Nasdaq led the charge in 2020 up 43.64%, the largest gain since 2009
- S&P was up 16.26%. Since 2010 the S&P is up 240%, though 57% of the gain in the S&P was from just three stocks Microsoft, Amazon and Apple
- The Dow is closed up 7.25% after being down most tof the year, the DJIA was down over -36% at the March low
- In Europe the best performer was the German DAX which rose +3.6% for the year.
- Spain’s IBEX 30 was an even worse performer than the FTSE 100 down -15.5%.
- Italy’s MIB fell -5.4%,
- The French CAC 40 fell -7.1%
- The British FTSE 100 dumped. -14.3%
- The Australian ASX 200 Stock Market Closed Down 1.5% in 2020
- Japan’s Nikkei gained 16%,
- China’s Shanghai composite rose ripped 14% during 2020.
The euro however rallied against the US dollar as massive US QE weakened the dollar and relief that the UK-EU free trade deal had been agreed boosted the euro. The stronger euro helped soften losses for overseas investors in the Italian stock market.
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