Sector movers: Commodities boost industrial metals stocks

4th Jan 2010 11:43

Higher metals prices give industrial metals stocks a lift. International Ferro Metals and Ferrexpo are among the stocks posting good gains.With shares starting the year on a strong footing overall, defensive stocks such as the tobacco giants British American and Imperial are unwanted.Top performing sectors so far todayIndustrial Metals 5,002.51 +2.25%General Industrials 2,263.42 +2.08%Forestry & Paper 3,681.65 +2.03%Industrial Engineering 3,938.38 +1.92%Chemicals 4,583.86 +1.67%Bottom performing sectors so far todayLife Insurance 3,898.42 -1.01%Automobiles & Parts 2,721.51 -0.51%Tobacco 24,709.75 -0.25%Mobile Telecommunications 3,310.75 -0.20%Household Goods 6,509.22 -0.16%