In the S&P 500 index, the energy sector is up just 2.4 per cent this year and was barely positive in the first quarter, lagging behind the index's 6 per cent gain for the year.

在标普500指数中，能源板块今年以来仅上涨2.4%，其中 在首季只是勉强维持上涨，而整体指数今年迄今已上涨6%。

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From when the ban was introduced to the end of November, the FTSE 350 financial sector index lost 0.68% a day.

从该禁令开始实施到11月底，英国金融时报350指数一天下跌了0.68 %。

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The STOXX Europe 600 index (st: STOXX600 276.58, -0.41, -0.15%) fell 0.1% to 276.71 as most financial sector shares declined and car makers also lost ground.

斯托克欧洲600指数下跌0.1%，为276.71点，金融板块下跌，汽车制造个股走低。

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America's battered housing sector also got a dose of encouraging news, with a national index reporting a three percent jump in housing prices in the second quarter of this year.

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