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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.
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.
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.
Fuelling market progress on Monday were gains for industrials, miners and financial services, while personal goods and general insurers were causing a drag.
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.
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.
Automobiles and packaging companies put the brakes on gains on Thursday, while real estate investment trusts were one of the few sectors standing tall.
