In the second half of this analysis, we look at structured products issuance linked to the five worst-performing stocks within the S&P 500 in 2024.
The flagship US equity market index has continued its rally with a 3.45% increase to 6,071.17 year-to-date after delivering a 25% annual growth in 2024. While some artificial intelligence (AI) names including Nvidia were behind most of the gains throughout the year, chipmaker Intel unexpectedly closed 2024 as the stock component logging the second largest annual decline at 60.1% with worst performer being store chain Walgreens (-64.3%), according to Factset. SRP registered 432 issua