The UK stock market has performed poorly on an absolute and relative basis in 2015, dragged down by sharp falls in the basic materials and oil & gas sectors. These two sectors account for around one sixth of the market, which partly (although not fully) explains its poor performance when compared to that of other developed markets. That being said, there are four reasons we think UK equities will fare better over the next year or so, especially when compared to US equities.
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