Return of the unloved sectors: The seven-year itch is over two indices, but what's in store for Q2?

Predictions aplenty as spring kicks into gear

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The end of this week will also mark the end of Q1 2021 – which has been unusual for a whole host of reasons, not least because we have been navigating our way out of a global pandemic and the sharpest economic downturn seen in decades.

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