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.
With both British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands in the red, the FTSE 350 tobacco sector was down on Monday, having on Friday climbed above its 50-day moving average. The index still remains below its 200-day moving average.
Imperial's AGM is this Wednesday.
The industrial metals & mining sector was down, as were the pure miners. The FTSE 350 mining sector broke above its 50-day average last month, and also remains below its 200-day average.
Shell led a troupe of oil producers higher, though BP and Tullow Oil were in the red.
Britvic and Diageo were the froth on top of the beverages sector, meanwhile, with the latter setting another new all-time high of 2,943.5p.
Top performing sectors so far today
Software & Computer Services +1.70%
Oil & Gas Producers +0.93%
Beverages +0.85%
Industrial Engineering +0.74%
Travel & Leisure +0.74%
Bottom performing sectors so far today
Tobacco -1.68%
Leisure Goods -1.52%
Industrial Metals & Mining -1.32%
Automobiles & Parts -0.81%
Mobile Telecommunications -0.70%
Market Movers
FTSE 100 (UKX) 7,017.92 -0.03%
FTSE 250 (MCX) 18,815.89 0.02%
techMARK (TASX) 3,385.97 0.10%
FTSE 100 - Risers
Rentokil Initial (RTO) 349.40p 2.64%
Sage Group (SGE) 642.60p 2.52%
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI) (TUI) 1,190.00p 2.45%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 239.65p 2.04%
Halma (HLMA) 1,445.00p 1.62%
3i Group (III) 883.80p 1.56%
Intertek Group (ITRK) 4,954.00p 1.56%
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 2,421.50p 1.55%
DCC (DCC) 6,390.00p 1.43%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 1,490.50p 1.33%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) 2,158.00p -2.44%
Imperial Brands (IMB) 2,504.50p -2.13%
Auto Trader Group (AUTO) 447.30p -1.89%
Glencore (GLEN) 300.95p -1.71%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 1,615.50p -1.64%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,802.50p -1.58%
WPP (WPP) 863.60p -1.53%
Anglo American (AAL) 1,955.20p -1.51%
United Utilities Group (UU.) 824.00p -1.46%
NMC Health (NMC) 2,544.00p -1.40%
FTSE 250 - Risers
Rank Group (RNK) 175.40p 6.69%
Metro Bank (MTRO) 1,263.00p 5.25%
Hill & Smith Holdings (HILS) 1,146.00p 3.43%
FirstGroup (FGP) 95.03p 2.90%
Computacenter (CCC) 1,062.00p 2.71%
Greencore Group (GNC) 189.75p 2.51%
Premier Oil (PMO) 73.80p 2.43%
UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company (UDG) 604.75p 2.41%
Equiniti Group (EQN) 214.00p 2.39%
Intu Properties (INTU) 119.70p 2.31%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 243.70p -7.02%
Renishaw (RSW) 4,280.00p -3.95%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 134.20p -3.76%
IP Group (IPO) 106.60p -2.38%
TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK) 103.84p -2.31%
Mediclinic International (MDC) 309.10p -2.21%
Sports Direct International (SPD) 277.10p -1.77%
Investec (INVP) 485.40p -1.76%
JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 449.50p -1.71%
Indivior (INDV) 112.95p -1.70%