S&P 500 leads in strong year for developed market equities

Stockmarkets finish 2019 at three-year highs

The S&P 500 was the best-performing major regional stockmarket in 2019, having finished the year up 25.7% in sterling terms, according to data from FE fundinfo.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the MSCI Emerging Markets was left trailing the dust with a return of 14.3%. 2019 proved to be a strong year for major equity indices on a relative basis, with the...