The period August – October 2023 was volatile for stock markets worldwide, with September and October particularly difficult for investors. The S&P 500 fell -8.61%, from 4,589 to 4,194 – with that opening figure the highest the index had reached since January 2022...

September marked the end of the third quarter of 2023, with the period being broadly negative for equity returns. The biggest beneficiary was the FTSE 100, which rose +1.02% from 7,532 to 7,608 – though the more mid-cap dominated FTSE 250 did fall -0.75% from 18,417 to 18,279...

As has been the case throughout much of 2023, regional market dynamics and index compositions had a significant bearing on equity market performances over the last three months...

The period May – July 2023 saw mixed investment returns across asset classes and regions, with the S&P 500 leading the way after an increase of +10.06% from 4,169 to 4,589...

The second quarter of 2023, comprising April to June, produced some rather mixed investment returns with large variations suffered between regions...

March to May proved to be a mixed one for investment markets, with varying performance across regions and sectors...

The period February to April 2023 saw investment markets harried by bouts of volatility, particularly in March, yet despite this - most major Western indices managed to finish slightly positive...

January to March 2023, the first quarter of the year, proved again to be turbulent, with numerous events impacting financial markets. Despite this, markets all-in-all generally attain positive returns over the period...