Sector movers: Food stocks fall on readacross from sugar giant Suedzucker
Fri 17 May 2013
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A gloomy outlook from Europe’s largest sugar producer saw food manufacturing stocks in the UK slump on Friday afternoon.
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Sector movers: Retailers gain as Dixons hits four-year high
Thu 16 May 2013
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The strong performance from the retail sector continued on Thursday after forecast-beating results from bellwether Dixons brightened the outlook for Britain’s High Streets.
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Sector movers: Property stocks gain as Land Secs jumps to four-year high
Wed 15 May 2013
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Land Securities was trading at levels not seen in over four years after its full-year results on Wednesday, providing a big boost to the real estate sector.
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Sector movers: Miners drop on global growth concerns
Tue 14 May 2013
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Uncertainty about the global economy was weighing heavily on the mining sectors on Tuesday, as concerns over the demand outlook prompted investors to scale back their appetite for risk.
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Sector movers: BT drags telecoms lower after recent surge
Mon 13 May 2013
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Shares in BT Group were pulling back on Monday after a strong surge the previous session, pressuring the fixed line telecoms sector to the bottom of the pile.
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Sector movers: Anglo American leads miners lower
Fri 10 May 2013
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Anglo American shares took a hit after its Amplats subsidiary announced plans to axe 6,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
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Sector movers: Engineers galvanised by industrial data
Thu 09 May 2013
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Engineers Weir and IMI led a charge by the industrial engineering sector, heartened by positive news of UK industrial production.
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Sector movers: Metal miners strengthen on China data
Wed 08 May 2013
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Metals stocks strengthened on Wednesday on reports of China’s higher than expected trade surplus in April, with both imports and exports exceeding market expectations.
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Sector movers: Miners jump on improved US outlook
Fri 03 May 2013
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Mining stocks surged on Friday as the outlook for the world’s largest economy brightened after labour-market data smashed expectations.
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Sector movers: Imagination profit warnings hits tech stocks
Thu 02 May 2013
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A profit warning from chip maker Imagination Technologies dampened sentiment in the technology sector on Thursday afternoon as the stock lost over a quarter of its value.
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Sector movers: Miners fall as manufacturing data disappoints
Wed 01 May 2013
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After a strong start on Wednesday morning, mining stocks were in the red by the end of the session as declining manufacturing figures from the world’s two largest economies worsened the demand outlook for commodities.
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Sector movers: Platinum producers lead miners lower
Tue 30 Apr 2013
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Mining stocks were under the weather on Tuesday as risk appetite was scaled back ahead of policy decisions from central banks later this week.
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Sector movers: Impressive first half from Aberdeen lifts financial stocks
Mon 29 Apr 2013
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Strong gains for Aberdeen boosted the financial services sector higher on Monday after the asset manager impressed with its first-half results.
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Sector movers: ENRC leads miners lower as US GDP disappoints
Fri 26 Apr 2013
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Demand concerns weighed heavily on the mining sector on Friday after it was revealed that the US economy grew less than expected in the first quarter of 2013.
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Sector movers: Vodafone and BT lift telecoms higher
Thu 25 Apr 2013
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Telecoms stocks were in demand on Thursday with Vodafone on the rise on renewed M&A speculation and BT gaining on reports that it is seeking a new mobile-phone partner.
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Sector movers: Miners rise on ECB stimulus hopes
Wed 24 Apr 2013
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Increasing hopes of an interest-rate cut in the Europe spurred investor appetite for risk on Wednesday, boosting the miners to the top of the pile.
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Sector movers: ARM's strong first quarter boosts tech stocks
Tue 23 Apr 2013
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Chip designer ARM Holdings jumped close to its all-time high on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected first-quarter figures, providing a boost to the technology hardware and equipment sector.
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Sector movers: Banks edge higher ahead of results season
Mon 22 Apr 2013
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Banking stocks were performing well on Monday, rebounding after bearing the brunt of falling risk appetite over the last week.
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Sector movers: Electricals lower as Spectris gives gloomy outlook
Fri 19 Apr 2013
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Equities in the electrical sector were under pressure on Friday after instrumentation and controls company Spectris gave a gloomy first-quarter update and scaled back guidance for the full year.
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Sector movers: Retailers under the weather as snow hits sales in March
Thu 18 Apr 2013
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Retail stocks were under pressure on Thursday as the recent terrible weather weighed heavily on retail sales figures, as evidenced by the fall in half-year profits at High Street giant Debenhams.
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