BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust Plc - Final Results
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(LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)
PERFORMANCE RECORD
80.76
2
4,900
4.31
4.00
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1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, the buyback of shares and dividends paid during the year.
2 Alternative Performance Measures, see Glossary contained within the Annual Report which can be found on the Company s website at wwww.blackrock.com/uk/beri.
CHAIRMAN S STATEMENT
MARKET OVERVIEW
This year has been challenging for investors with the COVID-19 pandemic creating deep uncertainty about the prospects for economies and triggering extreme volatility in markets. As the pandemic took hold, demand for commodities collapsed and significant operational and supply disruption exacerbated sharp falls in their prices. Stock markets subsequently rallied, aided by positive economic data from China and the oil price staged a partial recovery on the back of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Coun
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tapped Satyam Khanna, a former member of the SEC s Investor Advisory Committee, to serve in a newly created role as senior policy advisor for climate and ESG in the office of Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee.
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