By Kyle
Caldwell4:15PM GMT 25 Feb 2014
The
Telegraph
Backers of
the UK
stock market are celebrating a steady start for the FTSE 100 in 2014 and a
challenge of its 1999 all-time high of 6930. But its marginal gain of 1.3pc
since the start of year is dwarfed by gains from some of the eurozone's most
troubled economies.
Data from
Russell Investments, an asset management firm, show Portugal ,
Italy , Ireland and Greece
have been the best performers in Europe so far
in 2014.