Europe's listed sector - as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index - has reported the sixth consecutive month of positive returns, showing growth of 0.3% over the month of August.
Country-wise, the best performers last month were Germany, with a return of 6.1%, Switzerland with 3.0% and Austria with 2.0%.
Returns for the individual countries in August were as follows:
Germany 6.1%
Switzerland 3.0%
Austria 2.0%
Belgium 0.1%
France -0.6%
Sweden -1.4%
Spain -2.5%
UK -3.1%
Netherlands -4.5%
Worldwide, returns were as follows:
GPR 250 Global 1.6%
GPR 250 Africa -7.7%
GPR 250 Americas 3.6%
GPR 250 Asia -2.6%
GPR 250 Europe 0.3%
GPR 250 Oceania 1.5%
