Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Big oil, miners pace losses
Big Oil was again the main laggard on the FTSE, alongside miners, following unexpectedly weak factory survey results out of the People's Republic of China.
Sector movers: Cyclicals bounce back, banks and oil sector weigh on FTSE 350
Stocks ended higher in the next to last trading session of a bruising month of October, with geopolitics very much in focus.
Sector movers. Precious metals' miners, lenders pace losses
Stocks fell as still high government bond yields and geopolitical worries continued to drag on investor sentiment.
Sector movers: Travel stocks pace gains
Travel and Leisure stocks rebounded at the start of the week amid reports that Israeli authorities were reevaluating the scope of a planned ground offensive into Gaza.
Sector movers: Big Oil, Pharma pace gains in mixed session
FTSE 350 stocks ended on a mixed note as U. S. consumer price data for September came in slightly ahead of forecasts.
Sector movers: Miners among best performers amid talk of possible China stimulus
Industrials Metals and Mining stocks lent their heft to Tuesday's advance on the FTSE 350, buoyed by a report that authorities in China were considering fresh fiscal stimulus.
Sector movers: Interest rate sensitive areas of the market gain ahead of U.S. jobs data
Interest-rate sensitive Real Estate and Home Construction stocks paced gains on the FTSE 350 as longer-term Gilt yields retreated a tad following their recent run up.
Sector movers: Electricity, Personal Goods names pace losses
Interest rate-sensitive Electricity names were again a major drag on the stock market on Tuesday as longer-term government bond yields on either side of the Atlantic continued to get pushed higher.
Sector movers: Electricity stocks hit by jump in Gilt yields
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill narrowly avoided a government shutdown at the weekend - at least for now.