Sector review from ShareCast

• Banks battered on nationalisation fears
  07 Oct, 2008 10:51
  Banks are taking a battering again despite rallying in early dealings after yesterday's turmoil. Investors are nervous that the outcome of talks between the government and banks will be a…

• Metals sell-off hits miners
  06 Oct, 2008 11:17
  Mining stocks are having a grim day, with metals prices on the slide. Copper, zinc and aluminium fell by the maximum permitted level of 4% on the Shanghai futures exchange…

• Blacks Leisure falls after tough August
  03 Oct, 2008 11:24
  Blacks Leisure is among the heaviest fallers in the retail sector after the outdoor clothing specialist warned it expects to report a wider pre-tax loss in the first half following…

• Retailers on the rise
  02 Oct, 2008 11:48
  Retailers are wanted after results from food and clothes retailer Marks and Spencer and car parts and bicycle seller Halfords

• Miners on the march
  01 Oct, 2008 12:05
  Higher metals prices and mergers and acquisitions activity give miners a boost. Xstrata advances after walking away from a £5bn offer for platinum miner Lonmin due to the current financial…

• Oil slide lifts travel stocks
  30 Sep, 2008 11:06
  The lower crude price is pushing shares in both directions today, with fuel-thirsty travel stocks advancing but oil and gas stocks slipping back.

• Metals sell-off hits miners
  29 Sep, 2008 11:22
  Mining stocks are among the heaviest fallers today in line with lower metals prices. Diversified miner Xstrata is down more than 10%, while Kazakhmys, ENRC, Vedanta and Antofagasta also fall…

• Tobacco stocks defy slump
  26 Sep, 2008 13:16
  With most shares falling heavily as investors await progress on the $700bn bailout package in the US, tobacco is the only sector posting gains. Defensive favourites British American and Imperial…

• RSA leads insurer bounce
  25 Sep, 2008 12:55
  RSA Insurance is leading insurers higher after French insurer Axa's chief executive Henri de Castries told the radio station Europe 1 that the current crisis may offer his company opportunities…

• Imperial update reassures investors
  24 Sep, 2008 15:09
  Tobacco companies are going well after Imperial Tobacco said trading is in line with expectations for the year to September 30.

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