Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Commodities and drink bubble up, banks in the red
Various commodities-focused sectors and drinks compnies were bubbling up on Thursday, while personal goods and banks kept a lid on things.
Sector movers: Miners gleam, travel buoyant, utilities mixed
Tobacco, mining and travel stocks were the apple of investors' eyes on Wednesday, while utilities were mixed.
Sector movers: Tobacco blazes trail, transport sinks
Tobacco blazed the trail on Tuesday, with London's heavyweight sectors all moving higher amid the risk-on mood, which saw industrial transportation the only big loser.
Sector movers: Oil slips, miners mixed
Oil companies, tobacco and banks marched London's benchmarks lower on Monday, while real estate had a buoyant day and miners were notably mixed.
Sector movers: Miners climb, mobile telecoms dialled down
Miners were the standout gainers on Friday, with electronics and electrical equipment, while mobile telecoms and utilities were losing out.
Sector movers: Builders mixed, real estate rises
Mobile telecoms and the pharma sector were two weights around the neck on Thursday, while most of the mid-sized housebuilders were down but not the larger players.
Sector movers: Pound giveth and taketh away
Automobiles, construction groups and aerospace were the big fallers on Wednesday, while domestic focused sectors were on the up.
Sector movers: Energy and banking stocks weigh
On Tuesday, resources stocks and banks dragged down the London benchmarks, while retailers reversed their losses from the previous session.
Sector movers: Miners and banks down, aerospace and tobacco up
Industrial engineering and aerospace sectors were among the winners on Monday, while utilities all lost out.
Sector movers: China chips in, life insurers continue rally
Positive reports about Sino-US trade talks gave extra impetus to the market mood on Friday.
Sector movers: Oil and housebuilders lead the downside
Food producers and the software and computer services sectors flattered to deceive as one leading light cast a reflected glory on their peers, while oil companies and housebuilders were more consistent in their slumps on Thursday trading.
Sector movers: Resources a drag, life insurers continue rally
London's blue chip stocks were dragged into the red by oil companies and miners, while life insurers and Brexit-sensitive sectors such as retailers and housebuilders were noticeable on the upside.
Sector movers: Miners climb on China, investors mostly await Brexit vote
Gains for miners were among the few strong sector trends on Tuesday, as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach as MPs debated Brexit ahead of the "meaningful" vote on Theresa May's deal due in the evening.
Sector movers: Pharma downers, while housebuilders rise and fall
Drug companies were a downer on Monday on concerns about the effect for the industry of US political consensus over lowering prices, while housebuilders led in early trade but subsided fairly steeply as the day progressed.
Sector movers: Builders boosted, healthcare hurt
House builders were cream of the crop on Friday, while healthcare was looking under the weather.
Sector movers: Retailers diverge
General retailers led a band of not so merry sectors lower on Thursday, while the food-focused side of the high street was one of the best performing areas.
Sector movers: Commodities, builders and retailers rally
Top performing sectors in London on Wednesday were oil companies, miners, housebuilders and retailers, while mobile telecoms was dialled down.
Sector movers: Exporters gain on trade optimism, telecoms dip
Automobiles and parts, general industrials, retailers, construction and media sectors were the diverse driving forces in London on Tuesday, while telecoms and healthcare and pharma sectors were not acting as much of a brake.
Sector movers: Tobacco a drag, retailers step higher
Tobacco and utilities heavyweights exerted a big drag on Monday, while retailers were on the front foot.
Sector movers: Oil services and packaging makers lead rise
Oil-related and mining companies were again leading the charge in London on Friday, while supermarkets were one of the few sectors in the red.