halifax financial services not for publication or broadcast before 00 01 hrs 1st january 2005 this is the first annual edition of stockwatch report published by tracks performance ftse indices best performing sectors and individual stocks price growth dividend yield shareholder return largest bancassurance business in uk providing a range equity based long term savings products new research shows that over past year ftse250 small cap have delivered strongest gains 19 11 respectively sector last 12 months has been steel other metals with an increase 72 stock oil gas exploration production firm cairn energy 169 its share while poorest compass group 35 fall key findings are market see table 1 four main
