A rising stock market has been having a positive effect on the values of certain types of profitable businesses which are commonly valued using widely recognised Price/Earnings ratios for relevant commercial sector indices. Recent increases recorded with these ratios so far this year, are as follows:-
+ 15.4% Industrial All Index
+ 29.39% General Industrials Index
+ 22.87% Industrial Engineering Index
+ 11.49% Support Services Index
+ 39.25% Software & Computer Services Index
+ 9.99% Consumer Goods All Index
+ 7.75% Media Index
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