Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Soft U.S: ADP number stokes gains
Stocks moved higher as government bond yields resumed their downward move on the back of a weaker-than-expected print on a closely-watched survey of the U. S. jobs market.
Sector movers: Miners exert drag on FTSE 350
Miners were again the biggest drag on the FTSE 350 after ratings agency Moody's lowered its outlook for China's sovereign debt from 'stable' to 'negative'.
Sector movers: Miners, oil producers pace losses
UK stocks ended slightly lower with miners and oil firms pacing losses amid U. S. dollar strength heading into a week of potentially market moving economic data.
Sector movers: UK stocks end bumper month of November on mixed note
UK stocks closed off a very positive month of November with a whimper despite the release of slightly better-than-expected inflation data in the U. S. that some analysts said backed up expectations for interest rate cuts on either side of the Pond in 2024.