How did Questor's Santa Claus Rally shares fare? In early December Questor provided a selection of shares that historically have outperformed the wider market during the Santa Claus rally, so how did they fare? Every single share was higher or at the same level by the end of the month, and the overall selection outperformed the wider market as well. True to form we just edged our cousins over the pond with the FTSE 100 posting gains of 3.32pc against the S&P 500 which made 2.96pc between December 3 and the year end. December is the best month of the year for stock markets. It could be driven by positive festive feelings, or investors getting into markets ahead of a strong January, those who are cynical claim it is just asset managers deploying cash to boost their performance figures ahead of year end bonuses. Whatever the reason, on average during the last 40 years the market has risen 2.6pc in December, and there is an 86pc chance of positive returns. The market has only fallen four times in the past 30 years in December.