GPR 250 Europe Index delivers 2.9% return in August

European listed real estate stocks, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, closed 2.9% higher in August, with only Israel posting a negative performance.

Returns in August 2014 for the individual country markets followed by the returns for the quarter (expressed in euros) were:

•Germany 7.0%
•UK 3.4%
•Switzerland 3.0%
•the Netherlands 2.9%
•Spain 1.7%
•Italy 1.7%
•France 1.5%
•Turkey 1.4%
•Belgium 1.4%
•Austria 0.8%
•Sweden 0.0%
•Israel -4.6%

Worldwide the returns were:

GPR 250 indices
GPR 250 Global 3.4%
GPR 250 Africa 3.7%
GPR 250 Americas 4.7%
GPR 250 Asia 0.5%
GPR 250 Europe 2.9%
GPR 250 Oceania 3.9%