Political stability brings strength to sector

Election week was always going to be big news across the country and in the stock market it was no different. Ahead of the result the prospect of a hung parliament had the All-Share index subdued, but it opened up almost 2% today following the news of a continuation of Tory leadership, bringing the weekly change to up 1.4% for the UK index. The M&C20 outperformed markedly as domestic stocks were strong on relief that the government’s economic strategy is likely to remain unchanged