- The S&P Europe 350® managed to eke out a gain for the third quarter after declining in September.
- U.K. equities bucked the trend: the small island nation was one of two countries doing the heavy lifting for the S&P Europe 350 this quarter – the other being the Netherlands.
- The European energy sector followed the global trend, ending the quarter with double-digit outperformance versus its benchmark driven by skyrocketing natural gas and oil prices