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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tobacco blazed the trail on Tuesday, with London's heavyweight sectors all moving higher amid the risk-on mood, which saw industrial transportation the only big loser.
Mobile telecoms and the pharma sector were two weights around the neck on Thursday, while most of the mid-sized housebuilders were down but not the larger players.
