The best and worst FTSE sectors in 2016 revealed
By Kristen McGachey, 3 Jan 17
New data from Financial Express Analytics reveals a stunning year for miners and oil companies and persistent trouble for telecoms and retailers.
The FTSE sectors that missed the mark
Food producers, general retailers and real estate investment services were among the worst performing FTSE sectors, a fact which should not come as a huge surprise to many, given the year-long trials and tribulations of retailers like M&S, and string of frozen open-ended property funds in the immediate aftermath of the referendum.
Returns from FTSE food producers stood at -7.45%, while the yield from the general retailers worked out to -11.17%. Investors in real estate investment were particularly badly hit by negative returns of -16/9%.
