‘Christmas is coming’ for Isa investors as ‘Santa rally’ looms

The longest bull market run in history began after the financial crisis in 2009, but it finally came to a dramatic end this year.

In the US, share prices have fallen more than 25 percent, while its technology sector crashed by a third, as Tesla, Facebook (now Meta Platforms) and Netflix all plunged.

The UK’s FTSE 100 has held relatively firm, despite the nation’s political and economic troubles.

London’s index of top stocks is full of solid, dividend-paying companies in sectors such as banking and energy, that have done relatively well this year.

Now UK investors could be in for more good news because history shows that the run-up to Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for stock markets.

Traders and investors are now gearing up for the traditional end-of-year surge known as the “Santa rally”.

This stock market phenomenon is more than a myth, December really is the best month for investors, according to new research by platform Bestinvest.

It examined global equity returns over the last 50 years and found markets climbed three quarters of the time in December, a far higher proportion than any other month.