LONDON (ShareCast) - Media stocks get a lift from Credit Suisse, which has upgraded the European media sector to "overweight". Publishers Reed Elsevier and Pearson (LSE: PSON.L - news)
plus pay-TV provider BSkyB (LSE:
BSY.L -
news) all head higher.
Banks are also amongst the risers as the likes of Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) and HSBC Holdings (LSE: HSBA.L - news) find themselves amongst the top ten risers.
Top performing sectors so far today
Banks 3,798.71 +1.42%
Health Care Equipment & Services 2,545.87 +1.26%
Industrial Transportation 1,570.70 +1.00%
Tobacco 20,598.11 +0.99%
Media 2,503.00 +0.91%
Bottom performing sectors so far today
Industrial Metals 3,773.71 -1.78%
Construction & Materials 3,246.66 -1.21%
Chemicals 3,276.71 -1.12%
Mobile Telecommunications 2,638.53 -0.92%
Real Estate 1,522.97 -0.80%
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