Ireland's ISEQ Index of shares was the 7th best performing worldwide last year. The index was up 14% on the year, while the FTSE 100 index in London was down 10% and the FTSE index of all shares was down 8%. The best performing exchange was in China, where the Shanghai B Exchange, which is open to foreign investors, was up 136%. The world's worst was in Korea, which lost 50% of its value.
