Sector Review
Sector movers: Big Oil drops amid caution around US debt ceiling, soft Chinese data
Big Oil was the main drag on the FTSE 350 at the start of the week as investors showed caution ahead of a key vote scheduled for the next day in the US House of Representatives on raising the government's debt ceiling deal.
Sector movers: Homebuilders pace losses after core CPI surprise
Homebuilders were at the bottom of the pile on Wednesday following the release of data showing an unexpected acceleration in core consumer prices.
Sector movers: Stocks dip amid debt ceiling concerns
Cyclicals were at the bottom of the pile on Tuesday as some investors grew a bit more concerned about the ongoing debt ceiling impasse in the States.
Sector movers: Travel and Leisure names, banks pace gains
Autos and Parts paced gains in a mixed day for stocks in London, alongside an advance in Travel and Leisure names.
Sector movers: Telecoms, precious metals miners on the back foot
Telecoms services providers were at the bottom of the pile in the middle of the week following a disappointing update out of sector heavyweight Vodafone.
Sector movers: Homebuilders, Electricity and Big Pharma pace gains
Homebuilders and defensive segments of the stock market paced gains at the end of the week.
Sector movers: Aerospace, Homebuilders pace gains
Cyclical areas of the market including Autos and Parts or Media were among the worst performing areas of the stock market.
Sector movers: Interest rate sensitive issues drag on wider market
Real Estate and Homebuilders paced losses on the stock market after the bank holiday, as investors waited on the Bank of England's interest rate decision two days later.
Sector movers: Precious metals miners pace gains
Precious metals miners' shares paced gains in the stock market on Wednesday as the US dollar softened a tad heading into the US central bank's policy meeting that was scheduled for after the close of markets in London.