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- October was a superb month for European equity investors. The S&P Europe 350® recorded its best performance since July 2009, with a total return of 8.5%.
- European stock markets began the month positively, as concerns over China receded, global equities rebounded and volatility measures attenuated. Markets surged further in late October – just as the euro plummeted - in response to strong hints from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi of an increase in stimulus this year.
- Every S&P Europe 350 sector gained, and materially so. Energy was the best performing equity sector and, remarkably given the considerable falls in energy prices, the sector now shows a positive total return year-to-date. Only Materials, another sector sensitive to the bear market in commodities, remains in the red for 2015 so far.
