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By Simon Read
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Pension savers and investors nest-eggs have been hit as the UK s leading share index had its worst year since the height of the financial crisis.
The FTSE 100 index fell 14.3% over the year, marking its worst performance since 2008, when it slumped 31.3%.
Despite the poor performance, the blue-chip index has recovered significantly since the start of the global pandemic when it was a third lower than now.
Analysts have said that next year is likely to be better for investors. The factors which worked against the FTSE-100 in 2020 - the pandemic, a deep recession and Brexit - will start to fade into the background, giving corporate profits, dividends and employment a chance to bounce back, said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.