FTSE 100 suffers worst year since financial crisis
BBC News By Simon Read image copyrightGetty Images 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 pande...