Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Packaging dented, REITs mostly alright
Automobiles and packaging companies put the brakes on gains on Thursday, while real estate investment trusts were one of the few sectors standing tall.
Sector movers: Personal goods knocked, banks boosted
Retailers and personal goods companies were not well liked on Wednesday, while banks were higher despite the travails of Metro Bank.
Sector movers: Retailer ramp up, overseas earners slip
Telecoms and pharmaceuticals were tugging the FTSE 100 lower on Tuesday, while retailers and housebuilders were among the top risers as the mid-cap 250 index outperformed its sibling.
Sector movers: Life insurers climb, food producers drop
Life insurers and automobiles were at the forefront on a mixed day for London stocks on Monday, as an earlier boost for the mining sector saw that sector slide into the red later in the session.
Sector movers: Miners boosted by China hopes
Metals and miners were the driving force on Friday, with the sector being the top dog in Europe.
Sector movers: Oil and banks higher, food retailers mixed
Oil stocks and banks marched the FTSE 100 back upwards on Wednesday, while a dejected Sainsbury's weighed on the food retail sector.
Sector movers: Banks brought lower, food retailers on the menu
Bank investors looked askance at HSBC as the villain of the piece on Tuesday, while food retailers were led higher by star baker Greggs and encouraging economic data.
Sector movers: Pharma falls, domestically focused stocks pick up
On a pretty uninspiring day for London stocks, the tobacco and pharma sectors were among those holding back gains.
Sector movers: Software up loads
The software & computer services sector was top dog on Thursday while industrial metals and health care were sick as dogs.
Sector movers: Autos and electricity lead gains
The automobiles and parts sector was driving gains on Tuesday, while certain utilities were higher as another energy supplier lifted prices.
Sector movers: Retailers add more unlikely gains
Retailers provided perhaps a surprising thrust on Monday, with only four sectors in negative territory.
Sector movers: Autos stall, property funds under surveillance
The auto sector and financials were the main brakes on the market as the week came to an end, while there were gains for bigger pharma and some larger housebuilders.
Sector movers: Banks hit by BoE, tobacco and drinks continue rally
Only a few sectors were in positive territory on Thursday after the Bank of England and the European Commission both cut growth forecasts for the next two years.
Sector movers: Housebuilders and banks on the rise
Media, drinks, tobacco and personal goods were the sectors in the red on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 slipped back but its smaller sibling continued to climb with help from housebuilders, challenger banks and construction materials.
Sector movers: Global rally lifts most ships, except auto sector
Large defensive companies enjoyed the best of the global rally on Tuesday, while the automobiles & parts sector was one of the few fallers.
Sector movers: Tobacco drag, drinks fizz
Tobacco and mining sectors weighed on the FTSE 100 on Monday, while oil producers and drinks were on the up.
Sector movers: Financial services boosted by FCA-ESMA pact
Construction materials and personal goods were up on Friday, while banks and financial services were only flattish despite a key deal between UK and European Union regulators agreeing a pact to cushion the impact of a potential no-deal Brexit.