Prior to the three big vaccine announcements in November, it's fair to say 2020 had not been a kind year for the travel and leisure sectors. Few could have forecast the damage wrought on these industries by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the global lockdowns limiting all travel and going out. The result? In March, the STOXX 600 European Travel & Leisure index fell a huge 56% and while it has made up some of these losses, to end of October the sector was still down about 33%. Step forward the month of November. It was reported that the FTSE 100 recorded its strongest month performance since...
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