A sea change of sentiment: Is the tide finally turning for the FTSE, commodities and sustainable investing?

Glimmer of hope following a tortuous year

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Since the tail end of last year, markets have experienced a sea change in terms of sentiment, with investors swapping expensive mega-cap growth stocks for cyclical, value-based names as vaccine roll-outs continue and as economies tentatively begin to open up.

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