In a record-breaking year, here are some of the world’s most popular shares

2020 has seen some truly unprecedented events on the ASX (yes, I know that phrase is becoming cliched, but we’re nearly done with 2020).

We had one of the shortest and sharpest bear markets in history back in March and April. And that was of course followed by a remarkable recovery in global markets.

Our own S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up more than 45% since 23 March. American indexes like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX: .DJI) are pretty much at record, all-time highs.

Data from popular broker Saxo Markets tells us that 2020 has been a record-breaking year, with “record levels of activity from both new and existing clients” using the broker.

Saxo gives a breakdown of the most popular stocks its investors were…