Caught between the growth potential of emerging economies and US tech, and the relative comfort of the UK domestic market, European equities are often overlooked by UK investors.
2018 was a difficult period for the Japanese equity market.
Finished substantially ahead for 2018
The past six months in European markets have been dominated by two factors: profit warnings in the more cyclical sectors and an aggressive derating of mid-cap growth stocks.
Brexit and general election risk
Based on predicted performance for the year