Hot/Cold Sectors
Sector movers: Auto parts lifted by GKN vote, life insurers wilt
Automobiles and parts was a late driver on the last trading day of the month, as GKN shares made a late spike as investors accepted the offer from turnaround specialist Melrose Industries.
Sector movers: Utilities pace gains as Gilt yields move lower
Defensives were clearly in demand at quarter-end, amid a steady drip lower in technology shares on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sector movers: Pharmaceuticals and Support firms lead gains
Pharmaceuticals and Support firms led to the upside on Tuesday, with the former boosted by GlaxoSmithKline's decision to buy Novartis' 36. 5% stake in their consumer healthcare joint venture for $13bn (£9. 2bn).
Sector movers: Next outlook lifts retailers, life insurers lead fallers
Friday saw retailers the top rising sector on the back of final results from high street bellwether Next, while life insurers and banks were the main fallers.
Sector movers: Miners, software pace losses
Miners and oil equipment stocks gave back their gains from the previous session amid concerns ahead of the expected announcement by the US of tariffs on $50bn-worth of Chinese goods.
Sector movers: Engineers dominate at top and bottom of leaderboard
The industrial engineering sector led the way on Tuesday, while oil equipment & services was dropping like a stone.
Sector movers: Tech, Basic Resources lead fallers
Technology stocks paced losses in London at the start of the week, much as on the other major international bourses.
Sector movers: Life insurers rise, oversupply concerns knock oil engineers
Life insurers led the charge on Wednesday, while oil services companies were the main drag on the London equity markets.
Sector review: Food producers down as Glencore warns of UK softness
The food producers sector was the worst performing in London on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 ended over 1% lower.
Sector movers: Doubts after German energy mega-deal weigh
The electricity sector was the worst performing on Monday, contributing to a decline in London's main equity index, while industrial metals & mining maintained some upward pressure.
Sector movers: Oilers, miners ride gains in underlying futures higher
Oilers and Miners paced gains at the end of the week as a solid US jobs report for the month of February stoked buying interest in copper and oil futures.
Sector movers: General Industrials, Construction pace gains
Cyclicals were to be found among both the best and worst performing sectors on Monday, with broker commentary the main driver against the backdrop of a generally 'up' market as the key gauges on services activity in the States, compiled by ISM and IHS Markit, pointed towards solid growth ahead for the sector.