Welcome to our comprehensive review of the FTSE 350 for 2016. Our team of specialist writers have reviewed every company and every sector that make up the top 350 companies in the UK to discover what 2016 heralds after a tough year in 2015.
Click here for our companies editor Ian Smith's introduction in which he reviews how the top shares performed in 2015 and what he thinks 2016 may bring.
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Mining
Weakening Chinese growth has contributed to further precipitous falls in commodity prices, leaving mining stocks vulnerable financially and operationally.
Oil & Gas/Chemicals
The continued slide in the oil price dominated headlines during 2015 and hammered share prices and business plans alike in the sector, with little chance of a recovery in the short term at least.
Financial services
Despite better tailwinds from the recovery in the UK economy, the banking sector continues to be beset by legacy issues from the financial crisis and a growing cohort of 'challenger' banks while the recent equity market slide has challenged asset managers.
General Retailers & Food & Drug Retailers
The grocery sector remains in a state of flux as the rise of the discounters and stubbornly low food price inflation continue to challenge the mid-market players. On the high street, the battle between bricks and mortar and online continues with the extra spending power of the UK consumer still slow to show itself.
Food producers & Household goods
Real Estate, Housebuilders & Construction
Another year, another strong return for pretty much all property assets as bricks & mortar continue to be a store of value for investors, but clouds could be gathering in some areas.
Travel & leisure
Improving consumer spending and a slow recovery in Europe have supported this diverse sector but emerging market wobbles and rising geopolitical tensions have served to negate much of this.
Technology, media & telecoms
The worlds of telecoms, broadcast and the media continue to converge, offering challenges and opportunities in equal measure.
Support services
Continued growth in government outsourcing coupled with a gradual recovery in the construction sector should have boosted many companies in this diverse sector, but fortunes have been mixed.
Engineering, industrials & aerospace
Slowing global growth continues to pose challenges to all but the most disciplined in these sectors.
Utilities
Investing in utility companies typically provides meaty dividends, but changing government policy has increased risk in the sector
Insurance
Regulatory and political changes continue to drive considerable change in the insurance industry.
Health & pharmaceuticals
The top end of global healthcare markets remains in a state of flux with mega-mergers dominating the agenda again last year.
