FACTBOX-FTSE 100 winners, losers in 2008
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE tumbled 31 percent in 2008, the largest annual drop since its launch in 1984, as a credit crisis and a looming recession sent global equities reeling.
Below are the best and worst performers on the FTSE 100:
TOP 10 BEST PERFORMERS IN 2008:
RANDGOLD RES. (RRS.L) +62.0 PCT
BRITISH ENERGY BGY.L +40.4 PCT
ASTRAZENECA (AZN.L) +27.0 PCT
AMLIN (AML.L) +18.5 PCT
COMPASS GROUP (CPG.L) +9.0 PCT
EXPERIAN (EXPN.L) +8.8 PCT
AUTONOMY CORP (AUTN.L) +7.5 PCT
CAPITA GROUP (CPI.L) +5.9 PCT
TULLOW OIL (TLW.L) +1.6 PCT
GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK.L) -1.6 PCT
TOP 10 LOSERS IN 2008:
HBOS HBOS.L -90.4 PCT
ROYAL BANK SCOT (RBS.L) -87.0 PCT
KAZAKHMYS (KAZ.L) -83.0 PCT
XSTRATA (XTA.L) -82.0 PCT
3I GROUP (III.L) -73.7 PCT
LOND STOCK EXCH (LSE.L) -73.2 PCT
LLOYDS TSB GRP (LLOY.L) -73.2 PCT
RIO TINTO (RIO.L) -72.8 PCT
BARCLAYS (BARC.L) -69.6 PCT
VEDANTA RES (VED.L) -67.8 PCT
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Source: Reuters Data (Compiled by Blaise Robinson and Baptiste Cordier; Editing by Erica Billingham)
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