Sector Review
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Sector movers: FTSE 100 making a run on record highs
The 'value' heavy FTSE 100 outperformed again at the end of the week, helped by a further dip in longer-term Gilt yields and a dip in Sterling's exchange rate versus the Greenback.
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Sector movers: Miners pace gains as BoE and SNB surprise, gold jumps
Miners topped the leaderboard on Thursday as investors digested dovish central bank meetings in the U. K. and Switzerland.
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Sector movers: Aerospace, Big Oil pace gains
Aerospace names helped to buoy the stock market on Tuesday with shares of BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce both notching up fresh record highs.
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Sector movers: REITS and miners drag on FTSE 350 after US producer price data
Interest rate sensitive REITS and miners dragged on the FTSE 350 in the wake of the release of worse-than-expected wholesale inflation data in the States.
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Sector movers: Miners pace gains on improved sentiment towards China
Industrial miners' shares paced gains on the FTSE 350 in the middle of the week amid improved sentiment towards the People's Republic of China.
Sector movers: Cyclicals pace gains
Cyclicals paced gains in the FTSE 350 on Thursday, against a backdrop of gains for stocks around the world.
Sector movers: Cyclicals boosted by expectations for rate cuts in US
Cyclical areas of the market such as Investment Banking and Brokerage Services or Autos and Parts led to the upside thanks to remarks from Fed chairman Jerome Powell that didn't 'rock the boat'.
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Sector movers: Precious metals miners, defensives pace gains
Precious metals miners were again at top of the leaderboard for the FTSE 350 on Tuesday, as gold prices pushed up against their record highs around the $1,250/oz. mark.
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Sector movers: Precious metals miners gain on 'debt debasement' trade
Precious metals miners paced gains on the FTSE 350 again at the start of the week, as the price of the yellow metal pushed to within a whisker of its 52-week and record highs.