Sector Review
Sector movers: Commodity plays buoy stock market
Commodity-related stocks paced gains on a mixed day for the broader stock market as the Greenback softened a tad.
Sector movers: Stocks start week on front foot but some analysts cautious
Stocks started the week on the front foot with bank shares steady on either side of the Atlantic on news that failed US lender SVB would be bought by rival First Citizens.
Sector movers: Investors sell banks on Friday and go away
Banks were under pressure at the end of the week, in turn drag on Big Oil as investors tried to factor in the impact to economic growth.
Sector movers: Precious metals mines pace gains, Tech also catches a bid
Precious metals miners paced gains on Thursday as futures on the underlying metals surged amid concern around the global banking sector and helped by recent softness in the Greenback.
Sector movers: Precious metals miners pace gains
Miners spearheaded gains at the start of the week as the US dollar softened a tad after the rescue of troubled Swiss lender Credit Suisse at the weekend.
Sector movers: Aerospace and Defence pace gains
Aerospace and Defence issues paced gains come Tuesday as the broader stock market appeared to find its footing.
Sector movers: Miners drag amid US dollar strength, traders keeping an eye on geopolitics
Miners were again at the bottom of the pile on Thursday with the US dollar having traded near the week's lows throughout most of the session.
Sector movers: Miners drag as US dollar jumps after Powell speech
Miners were again the main drag on the stock market on Tuesday after the head of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, left the door open to a reacceleration in the pace of interest rate hikes from 25 basis points per meeting back to 50bp.
Sector movers: Miners drag, Aston Martin races ahead
Miners proved a drag for the UK stock market at the start of the week after officials in Beijing set a more modest target for economic growth in 2023 than some analysts had been anticipating.
Sector movers: Miners pace gains as Chinese factory data beats forecasts
Industrial miners paced gains on a mixed day for the stock market following the release of stronger-than-expected factory sector surveys in China.
Sector movers: Miners again main drag as metals' prices soften
Miners were again the main drag on a mixed day for UK stocks as industrial metals' prices fell back.
Sector movers: Rising US dollar drags on miners, oil majors
Miners were the main drag on the stock market in the middle of the week, adding to the previous session's losses as strength in the Greenback continued to weigh on commodity prices.
Sector movers: Miners lead on hopes for Chinese housing sector
Miners paced gains on the FTSE 350 at the start of the week as optimism over Chinese housing sales boosted the price of copper.
Sector movers: Big Oil and Banks pace losses
Big Oil and banks dragged on the FTSE 350 at the end of the week amid talk of a possible hard landing in the US during the back half of 2023.
Sector movers: Banks pace gains
Banks paced gains on the stock market on Thursday, led by shares of StanChart after the Asia-focused lender pleased investors with higher guidance and a larger than anticipated share buyback announcement.
Sector movers: Industrial engineering, Aerospace lead gains
Industrial engineer Spirax Sarco and BAE Systems spearheaded gains in their respective sectors at the start of the week.
Sector movers: Corporate and M&A news drives moves
London stocks finished the session on a mixed note, although corporate results and news on the mergers and acquisitions front saw the top-flight index hit a fresh record high.
Sector movers: Interest rate sensitive stocks catch a bid as rise in bond yields slows
Interest rate sensitive Telecommunications and Home Construction paced gains on Wednesday as investors continued to mull the outlook for interest rates in 2023.
Sector movers: Big Oil, Banks pace gains
Oil and Gas paced gains in the stock market on Tuesday as heavyweight BP pleased with its latest set of results.