Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Oil services slide, personal goods rise
On the last day of trading before the long Easter weekend, investors hunting for golden eggs found two in the personal goods sector, while the oil services sector was stunk out by one rotten egg.
Sector movers: Retailers on the rise
London markets were lifted by a real mix of sectors on Tuesday as various European markets notched up fresh six-month highs.
Sector movers: Miners tail off
Markets were mixed on Monday with miners in the mire but mobile telecoms marching higher.
Sector movers: Oil stocks retreat
Oil stocks retreated to drag the London equity indices under the waterline on Tuesday, while defensive sectors such as health care, life insurance and telecoms provided a little buoyancy.
Sector movers: Oilers support FTSE as Libya conflict sparks crude high
Oil stocks led the way on Monday, but London equity markets were largely flattened off by other factors.
Sector movers: Resources rise, defensives down
Industrial metals, miners and oil stocks were the driving force on Friday, amid upbeat reports on US-China trade talks, while telecoms and utilities were lower.
Sector movers: Financials take heart, double blow for tobacco
Financial services, including banks and life insurers, and oil companies led the gains on Wednesday, while tobacco stocks fell.
Sector movers: Asia-focused financials climb highest
For most of the day only two or three sector were in the red as investors decided it was a day for buying, with most hay being made in the electricity, life insurance and banking sectors.
Sector movers: Investors dig miners, airlines fly lower
Miners, electronics and industrial engineers blazed the trail higher on Monday, while utilities and defensives were left behind.