Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: HSBC lead banks higher after US unit passes stress tests
Banks pushed higher, tracking gains in their North American peers overnight on the heels of the latest US central bank stress test results and as government bond yields around the world continued their march higher.
Sector movers: Telecoms and grocers fail to offset losses for pharma, tobacco
Telecoms and grocers did best on Wednesday, buoyed by positive endorsements from analysts against a backdrop of selling in the more defensive corners of the market as central banks on this side of the Pond made more 'hawkish' sounding noises.
FX round-up: Sterling gets a shove higher as Carney sees potential for rate rise
Sterling got a firm shove higher on Wednesday as Bank of England governor Mark Carney suddenly declared UK interest rates might need to be hiked.
Sector movers: Commodity stocks, grocers pace gains
Commodity price gains saw miners and Big Oil stocks pace gains as the US dollar dropped sharply, alongside grocers after key survey data showed tills were bursting.
FX round-up: GBP ahead on BoE buffer call and SNP's stance on indyref#2
Sterling enjoyed a minor rise on Tuesday on the back of Bank of England requiring lenders to beef up their cash buffer in case of bad debts.
London close: Hike in banks' capital buffers hits shares
A stronger sterling weighed on the FTSE on Tuesday, as it emerged the Bank of England will force banks to further bolster their capital buffers to deal with bad debts .
London close: FTSE higher as PM fashions DUP deal from election flotsam
London shares closed higher after PM Theresa May crafted a confidence and supply deal with Northern Ireland's DUP from the flotsam and jetsam of her general election humiliation.
Sector movers: Miners undermined by risk appetite (or 'fat finger' trade)
Miners were at the bottom of the pile as risk appetite seeped back into the market following a deal in Italy to avoid a 'bank run' on two of the country's lenders, according to analysts.
London close: FTSE labours through Friday as sterling gains on underwhelming dollar
Stocks in London laboured through Friday as sterling made gains against an underwhelming US dollar a day after PM Theresa May met with European leaders in Brussels.
London close: FTSE scrapes along as PM takes her Brexit show to Brussels
The FTSE scraped along to a lower close as PM Theresa May looked took her Brexit and hung-parliament show to Brussels.
Commodities: Crude gets a Thursday fillip higher, but downside risk remains
Prices of crude oil got a Thursday fillip higher as investors took some note of recent falls in US inventories, but nonetheless remain mindful of the black liquid's potential for further declines.
Sector movers: Diageo weighs on Beverages after costly takeover of Casamigos
Pharma and Industrial engineering shares are at the top of the leaderboard amid supportive news-flow and broker commentary.
London close: Resources drag FTSE down as sterling fades after Carney's comments
Stocks in London finished lower on Tuesday amid hefty falls in the shares of mining and oil majors, as traders bashed sterling down after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the time was not right for an interest rate hike.
London close: FTSE rises as mining, oil majors gain; Brexit negotiations underway
London stocks pressed ahead to a positive close as the UK began formal divorce talks with the European Union, and as the shares of multi-commodity miners and oil majors decided overall direction.
Sector movers: Miners pace gains as China eases restrictions on investment
An unlikely combination of miners and grocers was pacing gains at the start of the week.
London close: Value hunters push FTSE higher as Tesco flops on Amazon concerns
Equities in London finished Friday on a positive note as investors went value hunting after yesterday's sell-off, but sterling gains on the dollar limited the upside.
London close: More hawkish BoE sends sterling higher and pushes FTSE down
London stocks were diving amid a cruel sea of tumbling UK equities indices after the Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate but surprised with a more hawkish stance than expected.
London close: FTSE 100 drifts lower as sterling gets kicked higher by CPI inflation
London stocks drifted through Tuesday with the FTSE 100 suffering as sterling got a boost from higher than expected UK consumer inflation in May, amid country's deep mire of political uncertainty.
FX round-up: Sterling thrashed on political worries, ahead of Brexit talks
Sterling was soundly thrashed on Monday as faithless traders sold the British unit on political worries and ahead of Brexit talks beginning next week and central-bank rate calls by the US and UK on Wednesday and Thursday.
London close: FTSE losses limited by sterling softness
London stocks finished lower against a backdrop of falling equities in the US and Europe, with a softer sterling helping limit some losses as investors continue to evaluate the new UK political landscape in the cold, hard light of day.