FACTBOX: FTSE 100 winners, losers in 2008

Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:33am EST
 
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(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 tumbled 31 percent in 2008, the largest annual drop since its launch in 1984, as a credit crisis and a looming recession sent global equities reeling.

Below are the best and worst performers on the FTSE 100:

TOP 10 BEST PERFORMERS IN 2008:

RANDGOLD RES. +62.0 PCT

BRITISH ENERGY +40.4 PCT

ASTRAZENECA +27.0 PCT

AMLIN +18.5 PCT

COMPASS GROUP +9.0 PCT

EXPERIAN +8.8 PCT

AUTONOMY CORP +7.5 PCT

CAPITA GROUP +5.9 PCT

TULLOW OIL +1.6 PCT

GLAXOSMITHKLINE -1.6 PCT

TOP 10 LOSERS IN 2008:

HBOS -90.4 PCT

ROYAL BANK SCOT -87.0 PCT  Continued...

 

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