Buoyant performance by structured products

Q3 results

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The FTSE 100 index was relatively stable during the third quarter of 2021.

The Index started the quarter at 7,125.16 points and finished the period 0.54% lower at 7,086.42, with an average closing level of 7,082.9. The three months facilitated 111 maturing products - with not a single maturity resulting in a capital loss. 104 of these (93.69%) realised a gain for investors' and the remaining seven (6.31%) returned capital only, without gain. Twenty Lowes ‘preferred' plans matured in Q3, with all 20 realising a capital gain. The ‘preferred' plans are those that Lowes publicly identified at the time of launch as worthy of being considered for use in their client ...

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