10.1.12

2012 stock markets started strong

Stock markets started the year on a positive note, buoyed by strong
manufacturing data from America, Britain and China. Investors will be
hoping that 2012 proves kinder than last year, when most markets fell.

It was no surprise that the Euro area's benchmark index fared badly in
2011, though the once-hot stock markets of Brazil, Hong Kong, China
and India did even worse. One of the world's best performers, oddly
enough, was Venezuela's main index.

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