Sector Review
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Sector movers: Stocks gain as investors stop chasing gains in tech
Shares in the FTSE 350 continued to rally back towards their all-time highs at the start of the week, as investors rotated back towards value shares while taking some profits in technology names following recent sharp gains in the space.
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Sector movers: Electricity companies, precious metals miners pace gains
Stocks caught a bid on Tuesday despite the release of weaker-than-expected retail sales data in the States for the month of May.
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Sector movers: Stocks mixed amid political uncertainty
It was a mixed day out on the FTSE 350 amid losses for both cyclicals and defensives amid the ongoing political uncertainty ahead of elections on either side of the Channel.
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Sector movers: Hawkish Fed, French politics trigger bout of risk aversion
Risk aversion picked up on Thursday after policymakers at the US central bank signalled a slower pace of interest rate cuts overnight.
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Sector movers: Industrial Support Services, Real estate names pace gains
A rebound in shares of Rentokil was the standout feature in the UK investing landscape in the middle of the week.
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Sector movers: Lenders' and miners' shares pace losses
Stocks on the FTSE 350 were in the red on Tuesday as investors waited on the result of the US central bank's policy meeting the next day.
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Sector movers: Oil majors catch a bid after nearly a month of share price declines
Oil & Gas shares caught a bid on Monday, tracking a rebound in oil prices after about two month's of losses, despite strength in the Greenback.
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Sector movers: Miners, Big Oil weigh on FTSE 350
Commodity related stocks were the chief drag on the FTSE 350 amid a combination of growth concerns and risk aversion.
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Sector movers: Defensives bounce back at month's end
UK stocks extended their recent bounce following the release of slightly weaker-than-expected readings on US consumer spending and inflation.