A little went a long way: Why 2020 was the year of the small cap

Slight glimmer of hope on an ultimately dark year

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2020 will hardly be the year the UK stockmarket covered itself in glory. According to data from FE fundinfo, the FTSE 100 index finished the year down 11.6%, compared to the MSCI World's gain of 12.3% – making it the worst-performing major regional stockmarket over the period.

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