Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Utilities hit by UK election worries
Tobacco and pharmaceuticals, two sectors often seen as safer havens in times of stock market stress, led the way on Thursday, while utilities were being sold off due to political concerns.
Sector movers: NMC Health leads decline
Health care, beverages and utilities led on the downside as the FTSE 100 dipped into the red on Wednesday, while aerospace, banks, telecoms and life insurance were higher.
Sector movers: US worries drag on construction & materials
Retailers and housebuilders were both higher on Tuesday, but were outperformed by food producers.
Sector movers: Risk off day as global growth worries weigh
All of London's sectors were in the red on Friday, led by oil-related stocks and industrial engineers.
Sector movers: Fed talks lift gold higher, Persimmon hits housebuilders
Metals and miners fuelled the gains on Thursday, while electronic engineers, housebuilders and banks were notably in the red.
Sector movers: Fed talks lifts gold higher, hits banks
Metals and miners fuelled the gains on Thursday, while electronic engineers, real estate and banks were notably in the red.
Sector movers: Supermarket sector in demand
Paper and packaging companies, industrials and the supermarket sector were on the front foot on Tuesday.
Sector movers: Resources drive FTSE 100
Resources companies and grocers were providing fuel for the FTSE 100 on Monday, though the mid-cap index was running on empty, led by auto industry and industrial engineers.
Sector movers: Risk-on tide carries most ships higher
Almost all UK stocks were in the green on Friday, with transport, construction and telecoms stocks at the forefront, while automobiles & parts were in the red despite reported progress in US-China trade talks.
Sector movers: UK-focused stocks climb on Brexit optimism
Domestically focused sectors such as retailers and housebuilders were at the forefront on Thursday, after parliament voted to rule out no-deal Brexit and mulled a delay to the Article 50 departure date.
Sector movers: Oilers gain, tobacco put out
Oil was the driving force on Wednesday after a surprise fall in US inventories, while tobacco was lightly vaporised by US regulatory factors.
Sector movers: Financial services and tobacco given boosts
Parts of the financial services sector, banks, oil engineers and tobacco were notable risers on Tuesday.
Sector movers: Miners and financial services fuel progress
Fuelling market progress on Monday were gains for industrials, miners and financial services, while personal goods and general insurers were causing a drag.
Sector movers: Life insurers and retailers tumble, tobacco still smoking
More sectors were in the red than not on Thursday, with industrial metals, miners and insurers leading the decline, while tobacco stocks were smoking hot for the second day in a row.
Sector movers: Big tobacco lights up, life insurers dragged down
The tobacco sector made the difference on Wednesday, while life insurers lagged.
Sector movers: Few clear winners on mixed session
Technology and telecoms sectors led the charge on Tuesday, while the transportation and auto sectors were in reverse.
Sector movers: Media, mining and packaging lead the way
Packaging companies, media and resources sectors were the leading lights on Monday, while travel and leisure were sectors in the red.
Sector movers: Few flops as feelgood factor reigns
Amid the wider feelgood factor in the market, most of London's blue chips were on the up on Friday, but the general retail sector stood out for its sea of green numbers, while media was the day's main underperformer.