best/worst performing asset classes in 2016
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TURBULENT TRADINGCHANGE IN PRICE OF SELECTED ASSETS IN 2016COMPARING THE CLOSING PRICE ON THE LAST TRADING DAY OF 2015 AND 2016
BEST AND WORST STOCK INDICES IN 2016Year-to-date performance in US dollar terms as of December 28
BEST AND WORST COMMODITIES IN 2016Year-to-date performance in US dollar terms as of December 28
BEST AND WORST CURRENCIES IN 2016By spot returns
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*Exchange rate against the US dollar **Percentage change in local currency
ASSET TYPE Currency Commodity Equity index Bond
Bitcoin
INVESTMENT
ICE Brent crude
Merval 25 (Argentina)
NYMEX WTI crude
ICE sugar
Russian ruble
Comex silver
FTSE 100 (UK)
S&P 500 (US)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF
Comex gold
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF
Euro
Xetra DAX (Germany)
Swedish Krona
CAC 40 (France)
FTSE MIB (Italy)
US dollar index
SSE Shanghai Composite
Japanese yen
British pound sterling
Nikkei 225 (Japan)
Mexican peso
iShares US Treasury Bonds ETF
LIFFE cocoa
CBOT corn
Venezuelan bolívar
Ibex 35 (Spain)
Egyptian pound
Athens Stock Exchange
BestBestBest WorstWorstWorst
+122.9%
+50.9%
+47.6%
+45.4%
+23.3%
+17.3%
+15.1%
+14.4%
+9.5%
+8.8%
+8.7%
+8.2%
+6.9%
+4.9%
+3.6%
+2.4%
+0.4%
-0.5%
-1.9%
-2%
-2.8%
-3.7%
-7.3%
-10.2%
-12.3%
-16.3%
-17%
-23%
-36.8%
-56.8%
+60%+20%+10% +30% +50%+40%0%
+60%+20%+10% +30% +50%+40%0%
BitcoinCME iron ore (62% Fe)Bovespa (Brazil)
Metical (Mozambique)CBOT corn Shanghai Composite (China)
Real (Brazil)LME zincKase (Kazakhstan)
Naira (Nigeria) CME live cattleMSE Top 20 (Mongolia)
Ruble (Russia)NYMEX natural gasS&P/BVL (Peru)
Bolívar (Venezuela)CBOT wheatGSE Composite (Ghana)
Krona (Iceland)NYMEX heat oilRTS (Russia)
Dollar (Suriname)CME feeder cattleEGX 30 (Egypt)
Rand (South Africa)ICE Brent crudeKarachi 100 (Pakistan)
Pound (Egypt)LIFFE cocoaNSE (Nigeria)
+122.9%+101.5%+63.4%
+21.7%+65.1%+60%
+17.3%+59.1%+59.2%
+15.6%+56.9%+50%
+12.9%+50.9%+43.1%
-33.3%-2%-18.6%
-34.5%-12%-22.8%
-36.8%-12.9%-26.2%
-45.6%-21.6%-27.7%
-56.8%-23%-41.4%
-60% -20% -10%-30%-50% -40% 0%
-60% -20% -10%-30%-50% -40% 0%
FTSE 100The UK benchmark index jumped to an all-time high in December, posting its best year since 2013 following a strong performance from its heavyweight mining sector
CRUDE OILOil's recent resurgence should be taken with a pinch of salt after a spectacular tumble to a 12-year low in early-2016 as markets responded to signs of a global glut
GOLDBullion was on track for a stellar 2016 as risk aversion pushed investors towards safe-haven assets, though a strengthening US dollar in the second half of the year pared earlier gains
RUBLERussia's currency was the third best-performing currency in US dollar terms, but is still well below levels reached before Western sanctions were imposed on Moscow in 2014
BITCOINThe cryptocurrency went on a tear in 2016 following two years of lackluster returns as it headed back towards $1,000, a level not seen since late-2013
SSE SHANGHAI COMPOSITEAn early plunge got Chinese stocks off to a rough start in 2016, while Shanghai's benchmark index ended down on the year but still finished 17 per cent above its January low
EGYPTIAN POUNDEgypt devalued its currency and allowed the pound to free float in 2016 as it struggled with its worst economic crisis in decades
MEXICAN PESO The US neighbour's curren-cy sank to an all-time low in November, registering its biggest two-day tumble in more than two decades amid concern about how then-president-elect Donald Trump's policies could impact Mexico's economy
US DOLLAR INDEX After a shaky start to the year, the US currency bounced back to life on hopes that Donald Trump's promises to boost fiscal stimulus would spur economic growth, with the dollar notching its fourth year of gains against a basket of six major currencies
YENThe yen gained for most of 2016 in spite of Japan's negative interest rate policy, but took a plunge against the greenback following the US elections in November
BRITISH POUNDSterling had a rough year on the back of the UK's vote to leave the EU, dropping to a 31-year low against the US dollar amid concerns about a so-called "hard Brexit"
EUROThe Brexit vote and political uncertainty in Italy and France weighed heavily on the single currency during 2016, as it edged closer to parity with the US dollar