Many equity markets have started the New Year with a positive first month, continuing the rallies that they experienced in the second half of 2011. In one or two cases, including the UK market, January has produced almost as great a return in one month as was achieved in the whole of 2011. It is not unusual however for the first quarter of the year to produce strong returns, only for the market to fall back in the middle of the year.
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