Sector Review
Sector movers: Drax powers gains in Electricity space
Electricity and Real Estate Investment Trusts paced gains in the stock market during the next to last trading of the first quarter.
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.