European listed real estate stocks, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, closed 4.1% higher in October, in line with a trend which has seen property securities rise 5.1% in the third quarter of 2013.

European listed real estate stocks, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, closed 4.1% higher in October, in line with a trend which has seen property securities rise 5.1% in the third quarter of 2013.

Returns in October 2013 for the individual country markets as expressed in euros were as follows:

Sweden 5.7%
UK 5.3%
Austria 4.8%
France 4.4%
The Netherlands 3.9%
Germany 3.1%
Belgium 2.7%
Israel 1.9%
Finland 0.0%
Switzerland -1.6%

The regional performances, recorded by the GPR 250 sub-indices, were:

GPR 250 indices
GPR 250 Global 2.2%
GPR 250 Africa 3.3%
GPR 250 Americas 3.7%
GPR 250 Asia -1.5%
GPR 250 Europe 4.1%
GPR 250 Oceania 3.3%