Deep Dive: Feeling of déjà vu about UK equities

Tech companies just 5% of UK index

Abhi Chatterjee, chief investment strategist at Dynamic Planner, dives into UK equities

For those who are into literature, Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett is an extremely important piece of work. It represents a major departure from many conventions and expectations regarding theatre. To summarise, it is often described as a play where nothing happens, twice - the ‘action' (or, for that matter, the inaction) of the second act reprises what happens in the first act. This most influential play could quite possibly be the most apt metaphor for the UK equity markets. As we stand at the beginning of 2022, there is a feeling of déjà vu about UK equity markets.  Investors i...