Rising growth in 2000 on the world's markets

Buoyed up by some high returns this year in the German and French markets there are plenty of managers banking on the Continent to outperform in 2000. The German Dax Index is up 23.02% in euro terms in the 12 months to 16 November and the French CAC 40 Index is up 43.14% in the same time period, also on a euro basis. This compares with a 42.64% rise in the Hang Seng Index in local currency terms in the 12 months to 16 November. Scottish Life, Standard Life and Royal & SunAlliance all believe the continent is the market that has the greatest potential for stock market growth over the next ...