FTSE 100: these were the five most critical days for UK investors in 2020 Image source: Getty Images As 2020 began, few people would have predicted what trials and tribulations lay ahead. After a seemingly normal start to the year, the FTSE 100 index rose gently until the third week of January. Alas, this would be the 2020 peak for the Footsie. As weeks went by, a novel coronavirus — later named Covid-19 and originating in Wuhan, China — spread across the globe. With people dying worldwide, stock markets crashed and economies collapsed. Here’s my timeline of the yea...