The following chart shows the performance of the FTSE 350 stock sectors in the first quarter 2014.
26 of the 38 sectors out-performed the FTSE 100 Index in the first quarter of 2014.
The data for the above chart are given in the following table.
FTSE 350 Sector | TIDM | Rtn 2014 1Q (%) |
General Retailers | NMX5370 | 11.2 |
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution | NMX0570 | 11.1 |
Real Estate Investment & Services | NMX8630 | 7.8 |
Construction & Materials | NMX2350 | 7.4 |
Health Care Equipment & Services | NMX4530 | 7.1 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | NMX8670 | 5.3 |
Electricity | NMX7530 | 5.0 |
Automobiles & Parts | NMX3350 | 4.6 |
Household Goods | NMX3720 | 4.1 |
Food Producers | NMX3570 | 3.4 |
Tobacco | NMX3780 | 3.2 |
Gas, Water & Multiutilities | NMX7570 | 3.0 |
Industrial Engineering | NMX2750 | 2.5 |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | NMX4570 | 2.5 |
Chemicals | NMX1350 | 2.2 |
Financial Services | NMX8770 | 2.2 |
Software & Computer Services | NMX9530 | 2.2 |
Support Services | NMX2790 | 1.8 |
Industrial Transportation | NMX2770 | 1.7 |
Mining | NMX1770 | 1.4 |
Nonlife Insurance | NMX8530 | 1.2 |
Travel & Leisure | NMX5750 | 0.5 |
Equity Investment Instruments | NMX8980 | 0.3 |
Forestry & Paper | NMX1730 | 0.3 |
Fixed Line Telecommunications | NMX6530 | 0.2 |
Life Insurance | NMX8570 | -1.9 |
FTSE 100 | UKX | -2.2 |
Oil & Gas Producers | NMX0530 | -2.6 |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | NMX9570 | -4.0 |
Beverages | NMX3530 | -5.7 |
Media | NMX5550 | -5.9 |
Electronic & Electrical Equipment | NMX2730 | -6.1 |
Personal Goods | NMX3760 | -6.2 |
Banks | NMX8350 | -8.8 |
General Industrials | NMX2720 | -8.8 |
Aerospace & Defense | NMX2710 | -9.3 |
Mobile Telecommunications | NMX6570 | -10.3 |
Food & Drug Retailers | NMX5330 | -11.0 |
Industrial Metals | NMX1750 | -24.7 |