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Sector movers: Industrial miners pace gains

Wed 17 April 2024 20:07

(Sharecast News) - Industrial miners led gains on the FTSE 350 in the middle of the week as risk aversion waned.

Sector movers: Defensive and oil company shares reverse some of their previous gains

Mon 15 April 2024 22:44

(Sharecast News) - 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.

Sector movers: Investors seek out safe havens across all asset classes

Sat 13 April 2024 16:52

(Sharecast News) - 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.

Sector movers: Stocks slip as U.S. Fed rate cut expectations fade

Thu 11 April 2024 15:50

(Sharecast News) - Banks and Life insurers paced losses as expectations for interest rate cuts in the U.S. continued to shift.

Sector movers: Miners hit by U.S. dollar strength after 'hot' CPI

Wed 10 April 2024 15:13

(Sharecast News) - 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.

Sector movers: Commodity plays pace gains

Tue 09 April 2024 14:18

(Sharecast News) - Commodity plays were on Tuesday again doing best, led by precious metals miners on the back of fresh gains in gold and silver futures.

Sector movers: Lenders and industrial miners pace gains amid search for yield

Thu 04 April 2024 15:24

(Sharecast News) - 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.

Sector movers: Miners and oil producers pace gains

Wed 03 April 2024 23:26

(Sharecast News) - Miners and the oil patch were again the strongest areas of the stock market on Wednesday.

Sector movers: Builders and REITS slip, geopolitics boost Big Oil and gold miners

Tue 02 April 2024 23:07

(Sharecast News) - 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.

Sector movers: FTSE 100 making a run on record highs

Fri 22 March 2024 17:10

(Sharecast News) - 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.