Sector review

Sector movers: Banks gain on China rate-cut speculation
18 Jun, 2013 15:14
Banking stocks were in demand on Tuesday on the back of reports that China could move to cut interest rates in an effort to combat a slowdown.

Sector movers: M&A activity lifts telecoms higher
17 Jun, 2013 15:42
Strong gains for Vodafone were lifting the mobile telecommunications category higher on Monday afternoon as news of M&A activity across the sector boosted share prices.

Sector movers: Metal miners strengthen on lifting of Chinese restriction
13 Jun, 2013 15:36
The industrial metals and mining sector was in favour on Thursday, led by a bounce in the price of copper and scrapping of Chinese import restrictions.

Sector movers: Mining sector at three-year lows after Chinese data
10 Jun, 2013 15:35
Mining stocks were out of favour on Monday afternoon on the back of concerns about a slowing Chinese economy, with the sector falling to its worst levels in three years.

Sector movers: Barclays leads banks lower as risk appetite sours
06 Jun, 2013 15:01
Ongoing market volatility and policy decisions from central banks saw risk appetite diminish on Thursday, with the banking sector in London the worst affected.

Sector movers: Tesco drags retailers lower after poor Q1 update
05 Jun, 2013 15:11
Food and drug retailers were the worst performers of the day on Wednesday after a disappointing trading update from supermarket titan Tesco weighed on sentiment.

Sector movers: GKN lifts autos higher
04 Jun, 2013 15:46
Auto stocks were making decent gains on Tuesday with engineering giant GKN surging after some upbeat comments from Swiss broker UBS.

Sector movers: ARM drags tech stocks lower on competition concerns
03 Jun, 2013 15:49
Increasing competition from Intel weighed heavily on the share price of chip designer ARM Holdings on Monday, pushing the technology hardware and equipment sector to the bottom of the pile.

Sector movers: Utilities rebound after recent sell-off
31 May, 2013 13:34
Utility stocks were making gains on Friday afternoon as they attempted to rebound following their recent falls.

Sector movers: High Street retailers rise but supermarkets fall
30 May, 2013 14:00
Retail stocks were putting in a mixed performance on Thursday with High Street stocks making gains and supermarket firms in the red.