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Highlights
- Taking the economic setbacks and market uncertainty into account, the FTSE100 index has performed pretty well in 2021.
- FTSE100 is becoming weaker as rising inflation and Omicron fears is increasing pessimism among investors.
Taking the economic setbacks and market uncertainty into account, the performance of the FTSE100 index been well overall in 2021. As the year end approaches, investors are trying to determine what’s in store for 2022. Amid the rising inflation and Omicron fears, FTSE100 is becoming weaker, and investors are becoming pessimistic by the day. However, a careful study of the market can help the investors gain even during these uncertain times.
Let’s look at 5 FTSE100 stocks that are likely to perform well in the upcoming year.
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY)
Lloyds Banking Group PLC is one of the largest financial services companies across the UK and the bank has shown a solid performance despite the economic turmoil due to the pandemic. It is likely to benefit from the rising inflation and BoE’s interest rate hike. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed company stood at £32,779.52 million as of 20 December 2021. It has given a return of 30.73% to its shareholders in the last one year and its year-to-date return stands at 25.21% as of 20 December 2021.
Lloyds Banking Group plc’s shares were trading at GBX 45.64 at 11:00 AM (GMT) on 20 December 2021.
Rightmove Plc (LON: RMV)
Rightmove plc owns and runs the largest online real estate portal and property website in the UK. With the increasing demand for homes, the company has delivered a strong performance this year, and is expected to continue doing well. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed company stood at £6,498.01 million as of 20 December 2021. It has given a return of 15.27% to its shareholders in the last one year and its year-to-date return stands at 17.33% as of 20 December 2021.
Rightmove plc’s shares were trading at GBX 763.60 at 11:07 AM (GMT) on 20 December 2021.
Diageo plc (LON: DGE)
One the largest distillers across the globe, Diageo plc is a UK-based beverage alcohol firm. Its relatively counter-cyclical nature would help it perform well even if the economy worsens. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed company stood at £92,606.18 million as of 20 December 2021. It has given a return of 33.96% to its shareholders in the last one year and its year-to-date return stands at 37.27% as of 20 December 2021.
Diageo plc’s shares were trading at GBX 3,950.50 at 10:51 AM (GMT) on 20 December 2021.
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BP plc (LON: BP)
BP plc is a London-headquartered oil and gas firm. Amid the rising inflation and soaring energy prices, the oil and gas supermajor has been performing well, and focusing on green energy it has started investing in the electric vehicles (EV) charging business. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed company stood at £65,826.28 million as of 20 December 2021. It has given a return of 20.14% to its shareholders in the last one year and its year-to-date return stands at 27.98% as of 20 December 2021.
BP plc’s shares were trading at GBX 325.80 at 11:11 AM (GMT) on 20 December 2021.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON: RR)
UK-based aerospace and defence firm Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has performed quite well this year and has touched its 12-month high before the Omicron fears emerged. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed company stood at £9,564.16 million as of 20 December 2021. It has given a return of -3.43% to its shareholders in the last one year and its year-to-date return stands at -1.10% as of 20 December 2021.
