What’s Hot? What’s Not: Biotech Bounce, Asia Off [Sector Edition]

Fri 30 Oct 2026

By Brian Dennehy

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What’s Hot

·         Biotech can be volatile, but helped by AI could be a neat long term hold.

·         Infrastructure has bounced a Summer correction, be careful of US exposure.

·         More welcome signs of life in the UK equity sectors…

·         …though the moves in UK index-linked can be difficult to fathom.

 

What’s Hot

Name

Last Month's Performance %

Healthcare and Biotechnology

4.39

Infrastructure

4.37

UK Equity Income

2.97

UK All Companies

2.75

UK Index Linked Gilts

2.20



What’s Not

·         China is still suffering from a lack of (expected) stimulus from the Chinese government.

·         Emerging markets and Asia were hit by the Korea collapse, and China.

·         Latin America was hurt by the very sharp overnight fall in Brazil, the dominant market.

·         Tech has had a mixed Summer, and very volatile.


What's Not

Name

Last Month's Performance %

China/Greater China

-7.70

Global Emerging Markets

-7.03

Latin America

-6.74

Asia Pacific Excluding Japan

-6.02

Technology & Technology Innovation

-5.00

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