Forecast 2012 where will the markets be at the end of 2012?
Will you be our top market-forecaster in 2012? We challenged you to forecast the closing level as at 31 December 2012 of each of the indices below.
Entries to the competition closed at the end of January, so how are our forecasters getting on?
| The forecasts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | FTSE100 | S&P500 | FTSE Eurotop100 | Nikkei225 | Combined level | |
| Closing Level at 31 January 2012 | 5681.61 | 1312.40 | 2166.38 | 8802.51 | 17962.90 | |
| Highest forecast | 6550 | 8700 | 6893 | 13945 | 36088 | |
| Lowest forecast | 4610 | 1000 | 1350 | 6750 | 13710 | |
| Current level | 5,403.28(c) | 1,316.63(c) | 2,051.26(c) | 8,577.86 | ||
| The top 5 forecasters at: | ||||||
| 30 March 2012 | 5768.45 | 1408.47 | 2208.91 | 10083.56 | 19469.39 | Difference |
| Gail Baines | 6095 | 1495 | 2495 | 9345 | 19430 | 39.39 |
| ‘Dodger’ | 6070 | 1365 | 2460 | 9700 | 19595 | 125.61 |
| Steven Floyd | 6115 | 1415 | 2360 | 9715 | 19605 | 135.61 |
| Mark Shurmer | 6025 | 1372 | 2460 | 9420 | 19277 | 192.39 |
| ‘BlueSky Trader’ | 6125 | 1406 | 2320 | 9410 | 19261 | 208.39 |
| Most popular tie-breaker stocks: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stock name | Price at 31 Jan (p) |
Current price (p) |
| RBS | 26.625 | 21.95(c) |
| BP | 472.05 | 401.95(c) |
| Tesco | 320.25 | 309.80(c) |
| Barclays | 212.255 | 188.90(c) |
| Aviva | 350.5 | 278.20(c) |
Many congratulations to Gail, the champagne winner for March.
Do remember to keep an eye on this page to see how the year progresses.