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Authoritative Independent Monthly Share Selections Using Technical & Fundamental Analysis

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Sectors on the move - October

October 2002

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

This section should be viewed as raw material for investment ideas,rather than  recommendations.  Comparisons in sectors are based on the period between  22/08/02 and 20/09/02.  After hitting highs of 4,450 and 2,146 early in the period,the FTSE-100 and FTSE-All Share indices fell 11.6% to 3,860 and 11.8%to 1,870 respectively, levels last seen in August 1996.  Thebearish sentiment accompanying these new lows  was widespread,with  just 2 risers and 33 fallers, of which 14 saw double digitdeclines.   The best performer, personal care and hygiene, rose 10.7% to3,523, its highest level since May.  Its only FTSE-100constituent, Reckitt Benckiser 1253p, (market cap: £7.97 bi ...

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With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

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