Sector Review
Sector movers: Interest rate sensitive sectors drag on market
Interest rate sensitive areas of the market were under pressure on Thursday as Gilts remained under a degree of selling pressure.
Sector movers: House builders and Real Estate fall sharply
Homebuilders and Real Estate started off the week at the bottom of the pile as the yield on the benchmark 10-year Gilt soared by 45 basis points to 4. 282%, taking it back to levels not seen since late 2008.
Sector movers: Oilers, miners pummeled as US dollar buying accelerates
Oil and Gas and miners were hit hardest at the end of the week as purchases of US dollars globally accelerated amid a further rise in rate hike bets Stateside.
Sector movers: Autos and Parts pace losses amid broader weakness in markets
Automobiles and Parts paced losses on the FTSE 350 on Thursday as the heightened tensions from the war in Ukraine from the day before, given the country's importance to the sector's supply chains.
Sector movers: Homebuilders, Aerospace and Defence pace bounce
Household Goods and Home Construction led a bounce in the UK stock market, even as investors waited on an interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve after Wednesday's close and another from the Bank of England the next day, together with news of a partial mobilisation of Russia's armed forces.
Sector movers: Household Goods and Home Construction pummeled as Gilt yields hit highest level in over a decade
Household Goods and Home Construction were pummeled at the start of the week as fixed-income and equity investors played catch-up with the losses seen in other regions over the bank of holiday.
Sector movers: Banks and Telecoms pace gains
Banks and Telecommunications were among the top performing sectors as the more value-oriented UK stock market outperformed its global peers.
Sector movers: Miners drag FTSE 350 lower, Electricity and Retail stocks gain
Industrial Metals & Mining fell to the bottom of the leaderboard for the FTSE 350 on Wednesday, following the release of Chinese of foreign trade that economists at Pantheon Macroeconomics said reflected the "dire state" of domestic demand.
Sector movers: Higher energy prices prove mixed blessing for London shares
London's top-flight index derived some support from an expected corner of the world as Chileans voted by a significant majority at the weekend to reject a proposed new constitution for the Andean country.