Sector Review
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Sector movers: Rising government bond yields drag on precious metals miners
Precious metals miners' shares paced losses on Tuesday, as investors girded themselves for the result of the U. S. central bank's two-day policy meeting.
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Sector movers: Higher Gilt yields hit cyclicals, interest rate sensitive names
Cyclicals and interest rate-sensitive areas of the market came under pressure in the middle of the week as longer-term Gilt yields continued moving higher.
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Sector movers: Industrial miners pace gains
Industrial miners led gains on the FTSE 350 in the middle of the week as risk aversion waned.
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Sector movers: Defensive and oil company shares reverse some of their previous gains
Defensive issues and oil companies' shares paced losses at the start of the week as Tel Aviv opted against and immediate retaliation for the Iranian missile strike at the weekend.
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Sector movers: Investors seek out safe havens across all asset classes
Commodity plays were again sought out at the end of the week after The Wall Street Journal said that an Iranian attack against Israel was thought to be imminent.
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Sector movers: Stocks slip as U.S. Fed rate cut expectations fade
Banks and Life insurers paced losses as expectations for interest rate cuts in the U. S. continued to shift.
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Sector movers: Miners hit by U.S. dollar strength after 'hot' CPI
A stronger-than-expected reading on the U. S. Consumer Price Index for March propelled the Greenback higher, as traders priced out the possibility of an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve's June policy meeting.
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Sector movers: Commodity plays pace gains
Commodity plays were on Tuesday again doing best, led by precious metals miners on the back of fresh gains in gold and silver futures.
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Sector movers: Lenders and industrial miners pace gains amid search for yield
Lenders' and miners' shares helped London's top-flight index outperform amid a renewed focus on the part of some investors on so-called 'value' stocks.
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Sector movers: Miners and oil producers pace gains
Miners and the oil patch were again the strongest areas of the stock market on Wednesday.
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Sector movers: Builders and REITS slip, geopolitics boost Big Oil and gold miners
Personal Goods was at the bottom of the pile on the FTSE 350 at the start of the second quarter, as fashion retailer Burberry Group's shares fell back towards their five-year lows.