UK Equity Income: monthly index commentary for August 2026 by Rob Davies, UK Equity Income Index Specialist at Elston Consulting.

UK Equity Income: monthly index commentary for July 2026 by Rob Davies, UK Equity Income Index Specialist at Elston Consulting.

UK Equity Income: monthly index commentary for June 2026 by Rob Davies, UK Equity Income Index Specialist at Elston Consulting.

UK Equity Income: monthly index commentary for May 2026 by Rob Davies, UK Equity Income Index Specialist at Elston Consulting.

UK Equity Income: monthly index commentary for April 2026 by Rob Davies, UK Equity Income Index Specialist at Elston Consulting.

Find out more about the Elston Smart-Beta UK Dividend Index (ticker: ELSUKI) For latest UK Equity Income index factsheet click here The attack on Iran by the United States on the last day of February, a Saturday, meant that global capital markets started trading in the month of March against a backdrop of strong upwards moves in the oil price but falling equity prices around the world. Oil increased by about 30% in March relative to February and the fall in UK equity indices

The UK equity market started 2026 in the same style as the end of the previous year with a gain of several percent over the month.

The UK equity market finished 2025 with a strong rally in December adding several percentage points.

Despite a volatile political and economic background the sterling exchange rate and the oil price changed little during November.

Health Care and Utilities were the two sectors that stood out as making exceptional progress in October with the former just edging into a double-digit return. The only sector to decline was Industrials. Overall, the UK equity market made a meaningful advance of low single digits over the month helped a little by the pound dropping against the dollar. Oil prices were little changed in dollar terms, but the Energy sector did relatively well in October. Over the year to date on