Stock Markets Review For 1995

The UK's FT-SE 100 index started 1995 at 3,066 and finished the year at 3,689.3, up 20.3%, more or less in line with the expectations of UK market observers, and considered to be a good performance. Interest rates came down quicker than some expected during the year and the bond markets were stronger than anticipated. In the USA, the Dow Jones Industrial was up 33.5% to 5,117.12 by year-end from 3,833 in January, and in Japan, the Nikkei stood at 19,723 at the start of the year, finishing at 19,868.15, a rise of just 0.7%.