Reuters exclusively reported that the UK’s FTSE 100 ended 2021 with its best annual performance in five years on the back of gains in commodity-linked and industrial stocks, despite a decline in Dec. 31’s holiday-thinned trading. The benchmark index fell 0.3%, hit by concerns around surging COVID-19 cases as the United Kingdom reported a record rise in daily infections. British blue-chip shares gained 14.3% in 2021 but underperformed their European and U.S. peers, which have scaled multiple record highs.
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