Europe's listed sector, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, closed 0.7% higher in May, thanks to strong performances in Sweden (3.2%), Germany (2.6%) and Switzerland (2.4%).
Returns for the individual countries were as follows:
• Sweden 3.2%
• Germany 2.6%
• Switzerland 2.4%
• Belgium 1.4%
• France 0.6%
• The UK -0.8%
• The Netherlands -1.2%
• Austria -1.4%
• Spain -4.7%
Worldwide the returns were as follows:
GPR 250 indices
GPR 250 Global 5.0%
GPR 250 Africa -5.3%
GPR 250 Americas 7.2%
GPR 250 Asia 2.5%
GPR 250 Europe 0.7%
GPR 250 Oceania 6.6%
