Equities opened the year by surging 10.6 percent (measured in EUR), shrugging off the mass hysteria over the fiscal cliff and Italian elections, which were highlighted as the two main events that could derail stock markets. While the second quarter might not be as good as the first, we expect 2013 to be a good year for global equities and, in particular, US equities. With the current data on hand, we are confident that global equities will be higher over the next 12 months, says Peter Garnry, Head of Equity Strategy, Saxo Bank in TradingFloor.com's Q2 Insights.

For more on TradingFloor.com's Insights for the second quarter 2013 see: http://www.tradingfloor.com/blogs/quarterly-outlook