Europe's listed sector down 0.5% in April: GPR

The European listed property sector posted a loss of 0.5% in April - the first monthly decline so far in 2012, according to research by GPR in Amsterdam.

The GPR 250 Europe Index, which tracks returns of Europe's most liquid property stocks, was the only one to report a decline last month, and compares to a positive returns of 3% on a global basis.

The returns for the individual European countries were as follows:

* Poland 7.1%
* Israel 5.7%
* Switzerland 5.7%
* UK 2.8%
* Sweden 0.8%
* Germany 0.8%
* Turkey -0.8%
* Finland -1.4%
* Norway -1.8%
* Austria -1.8%
* Belgium -2.7%
* France -4.8%
* Netherlands -5.9%
* Italy -10.1%