Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Aerospace still under the cosh, Shell boosted by prospect of higher returns
Aerospace and Defence continued to the weakest link in the FTSE 350 with investor sentiment soft, possibly in part due to expectations that the Democrats might win in the US presidential elections on 3 November.
Sector movers: Defence and Energy lower heading into US elections
Aerospace and Defence was again the biggest drag in London markets, with Rolls Royce seeing profit-taking after the engineer's well received rights issue just the day before.
Sector movers: Cyclicals walloped as Covid-19 lockdowns trigger volatility spike
Stocks were walloped in the middle of the week as concern over the impact that the second Covid-19 wave would have on economies in the near-term, miners, chemical companies and life insurers all lower.
Sector movers: Life insurers, Aerospace and Defence pace losses
Life insurance and Aerospace and Defence issues paced losses on Tuesday, as mounting concerns around the ongoing second wave of Covid-19, especially in Southern and Eastern Europe, weakened investor sentiment.
Sector movers: Covid-19 restrictions, US stimulus doubts weigh on Travel and Oil stocks
Travel stocks paced decliners at the start of the week, amid news that multiple European governments were planning to tighten restrictions on mobility due to the second wave Covid-19.
Sector movers: Lenders pace gains as bond yields extend push higher
Cyclicals topped the leaderboard, led by lenders' shares as government bond yields around the developed world extended their recent rises.
Sector movers: Travel stocks, Aerospace and Defence issues pace losses
Travel and Leisure paced losses on the FTSE 350 on Wednesday, alongside a sharp drop for Aerospace and Defence.
Sector movers: Technology misses out on gains for cyclicals
Cyclicals were again helping to buoy the FTSE 350 on Tuesday, although this time around it was Industrial Transportation, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Media that were doing best.
Sector movers: Oil equipment, lenders shares pace gains
The more cyclicals areas of the stockmarket were sought out on Monday following reports at the weekend that appeared to point to an increased likelihood of an agreement in the US Congress on a new fiscal stimulus package.
Sector movers: Pharma, Banks pace losses
Pharma paced losses on the FTSE 350 after analysts at Citi downgraded the lot to 'neutral', citing "potential US election risk".
Sector movers: Utilities and Food retailers sought out as Covid-19 cases climb
Stocks were pummeled on Tuesday as concerns mounted that the rising rate of Covid-19 infections might force the government into tightening lockdown measures further, on top of a day fraught with nervousness around the ongoing Brexit talks with Brussels.
Sector movers: Oil stocks down as investors mull US elections, output recovers
Goldman Sachs sounded a 'bullish' note on the outlook for crude oil prices even in the event of a US presidential election win by Democratic party hopeful Joe Biden.
Sector movers: Construction and Mining lead amid stimulus hopes
Cyclicals paced gains on Wednesday with Construction and Mining issues faring best.
Sector movers: Cyclicals extend gains on stimulus hopes, slowdown in US virus cases
The more cyclical areas of the stockmarket continued to find a bid on Tuesday, helped by continued hopes that lawmakers on Capitol Hill would be able to thrash out an agreement on a fourth stimulus package.
Sector movers: Big Oil and Mobile Telecommunications pace gains
Cyclicals topped the leaderboard at the start of the week with stocks from the oil patch lending their still considerable heft to the broader advance in financial markets, helped by M&A news around Weir Group and Vodafone.