The following chart shows currency rate changes against GBP for the first half 2016. For example, GBP fell 22.5% against the Yen.
The following chart shows currency rate changes against USD for the first half 2016. For example, USD increased 10.5% against GBP.
The following charts plot the performance of a selection of world markets in the first half 2016.
The following chart plots the GBP-adjusted returns (i.e. these are the returns for a GB pound investor).
![International markets 2016 1H [GBP] returns](http://stockmarketalmanac.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/International-markets-2016-1H-GBP-returns.png)
The following chart plots the USD-adjusted returns (i.e. these are returns for a US dollar investor).
![International markets 2016 1H [USD] returns](http://stockmarketalmanac.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/International-markets-2016-1H-USD-returns.png)
The following chart plots the performance of UK FTSE 350 sector indices for the second quarter 2016.
The data for the chart is given in the following table.
| Sector | TIDM | Rtn(%) |
| Industrial Metals | NMX1750 | 52.4 |
| Oil & Gas Producers | NMX0530 | 22.6 |
| Mining | NMX1770 | 17.7 |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | NMX4570 | 14.1 |
| Tobacco | NMX3780 | 14.0 |
| Health Care Equipment & Services | NMX4530 | 11.5 |
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | NMX9570 | 9.8 |
| Industrial Engineering | NMX2750 | 9.7 |
| Gas, Water & Multiutilities | NMX7570 | 9.3 |
| Personal Goods | NMX3760 | 8.9 |
| Electronic & Electrical Equipment | NMX2730 | 7.4 |
| Beverages | NMX3530 | 6.4 |
| Industrial Transportation | NMX2770 | 5.6 |
| Electricity | NMX7530 | 5.2 |
| Forestry & Paper | NMX1730 | 4.4 |
| Construction & Materials | NMX2350 | 4.1 |
| Equity Investment Instruments | NMX8980 | 2.6 |
| Nonlife Insurance | NMX8530 | 2.1 |
| Aerospace & Defense | NMX2710 | 1.5 |
| Mobile Telecommunications | NMX6570 | 1.4 |
| Software & Computer Services | NMX9530 | 0.9 |
| Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution | NMX0570 | 0.7 |
| Support Services | NMX2790 | 0.1 |
| General Industrials | NMX2720 | -0.4 |
| Chemicals | NMX1350 | -1.1 |
| Banks | NMX8350 | -2.4 |
| Media | NMX5550 | -4.7 |
| Household Goods & Home Construction | NMX3720 | -5.1 |
| Automobiles & Parts | NMX3350 | -6.6 |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | NMX6530 | -6.8 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | NMX8670 | -7.4 |
| Food & Drug Retailers | NMX5330 | -8.9 |
| Travel & Leisure | NMX5750 | -9.1 |
| Financial Services | NMX8770 | -9.1 |
| Life Insurance | NMX8570 | -9.4 |
| Food Producers | NMX3570 | -12.3 |
| Real Estate Investment & Services | NMX8630 | -12.6 |
| General Retailers | NMX5370 | -13.1 |
The following chart plots the performance of UK FTSE 350 sector indices for the first half 2016.
The data for the chart is given in the following table.
| Sector | TIDM | Rtn(%) |
| Industrial Metals | NMX1750 | 87.3 |
| Mining | NMX1770 | 44.2 |
| Oil & Gas Producers | NMX0530 | 32.5 |
| Tobacco | NMX3780 | 23.4 |
| Industrial Engineering | NMX2750 | 21.0 |
| Personal Goods | NMX3760 | 17.4 |
| Gas, Water & Multiutilities | NMX7570 | 13.0 |
| Industrial Transportation | NMX2770 | 12.8 |
| Electronic & Electrical Equipment | NMX2730 | 9.8 |
| Beverages | NMX3530 | 9.2 |
| Health Care Equipment & Services | NMX4530 | 9.1 |
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | NMX9570 | 7.9 |
| Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution | NMX0570 | 7.7 |
| Food & Drug Retailers | NMX5330 | 7.2 |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | NMX4570 | 6.1 |
| Aerospace & Defense | NMX2710 | 5.4 |
| General Industrials | NMX2720 | 5.1 |
| Forestry & Paper | NMX1730 | 4.6 |
| Nonlife Insurance | NMX8530 | 4.1 |
| Electricity | NMX7530 | 3.6 |
| Software & Computer Services | NMX9530 | 3.6 |
| Construction & Materials | NMX2350 | 2.9 |
| Chemicals | NMX1350 | 0.8 |
| Mobile Telecommunications | NMX6570 | 0.4 |
| Equity Investment Instruments | NMX8980 | -0.3 |
| Support Services | NMX2790 | -2.3 |
| Media | NMX5550 | -3.4 |
| Household Goods & Home Construction | NMX3720 | -3.6 |
| Food Producers | NMX3570 | -12.1 |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | NMX6530 | -12.3 |
| Automobiles & Parts | NMX3350 | -12.6 |
| Financial Services | NMX8770 | -13.6 |
| Travel & Leisure | NMX5750 | -13.8 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | NMX8670 | -13.9 |
| Life Insurance | NMX8570 | -18.8 |
| General Retailers | NMX5370 | -19.9 |
| Banks | NMX8350 | -20.4 |
| Real Estate Investment & Services | NMX8630 | -23.4 |
The following chart plots the performance of UK equity indices in the second quarter 2016.
The data for the chart is given in the following table.
| Index | TIDM | Rtn(%) |
| FTSE 100 Index – Total Return | UKX.TR | 6.5 |
| FTSE 100 | UKX | 5.3 |
| FTSE4Good UK 50 | 4UK5 | 5.0 |
| FTSE All-Share – Total Return | ASX.TR | 4.7 |
| FTSE 350 | NMX | 3.7 |
| FTSE All-Share | ASX | 3.5 |
| FTSE4Good UK | 4GUK | 3.5 |
| FTSE TechMARK All Share | TASX | 2.9 |
| FTSE AIM 100 | AIM1 | 1.2 |
| FTSE TechMARK Focus Index | T1X | 1.0 |
| FTSE AIM All-Share | AXX | -0.4 |
| FTSE UK Dividend Plus | FUDP | -1.5 |
| FTSE SmallCap | SMX | -1.6 |
| FTSE Fledgling | NSX | -2.2 |
| FTSE 250 | MCX | -3.9 |
The following chart plots the performance of UK equity indices in the first half 2016.
The data for the chart is given in the following table.
| Index | TIDM | Rtn(%) |
| FTSE 100 Index – Total Return | UKX.TR | 6.62 |
| FTSE All-Share – Total Return | ASX.TR | 4.27 |
| FTSE 100 | UKX | 4.2 |
| FTSE 350 | NMX | 2.27 |
| FTSE All-Share | ASX | 2.07 |
| FTSE4Good UK 50 | 4UK5 | 1.99 |
| FTSE4Good UK | 4GUK | 0.84 |
| FTSE TechMARK All Share | TASX | -1.17 |
| FTSE UK Dividend Plus | FUDP | -2.32 |
| FTSE TechMARK Focus Index | T1X | -2.85 |
| FTSE Fledgling | NSX | -3.41 |
| FTSE SmallCap | SMX | -3.52 |
| FTSE AIM 100 | AIM1 | -4.09 |
| FTSE AIM All-Share | AXX | -4.19 |
| FTSE 250 | MCX | -6.65 |