The S&P 500 rose 16.5% in 2025, and investors in U.S. equities are pretty happy about that. Futures are up 0.62% this morning as the index makes another attempt on its all-time high, 6,932, which it hit on Christmas Eve.
But in comparison to other global stock indexes, the S&P didn’t do very well. This morning, British investors are celebrating the FTSE 100 surpassing 10,000 for the first time ever. The FTSE was up 21% in 2025.
The S&P also performed poorly compared to Germany’s DAX (up 23%) and Spain’s IBEX 35 (up 48%)
