Sector movers: House builders and banks rally
House builders, banks topped the blue-chip winners' ladder at close of play on Friday, having last week and this suffered under the shadow of Britain's non-binding vote to quit the EU.
Antofagasta
1,787.50p
16:49 20/09/24
AstraZeneca
11,780.00p
16:45 20/09/24
Banks
4,283.48
16:49 20/09/24
Barratt Developments
499.70p
17:15 20/09/24
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
4,897.00p
17:15 20/09/24
Beverages
20,610.68
16:49 20/09/24
Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI)
2,732.00p
17:15 20/09/24
Diageo
2,494.50p
16:39 20/09/24
Fresnillo
586.50p
17:15 20/09/24
FTSE 100
8,229.99
17:14 20/09/24
FTSE 350
4,543.89
16:49 20/09/24
FTSE All-Share
4,501.08
17:04 20/09/24
Household Goods & Home Construction
14,711.92
16:49 20/09/24
Lloyds Banking Group
58.20p
17:00 20/09/24
Mining
11,503.14
16:49 20/09/24
NATWEST GROUP
337.70p
16:40 20/09/24
Persimmon
1,659.00p
17:00 20/09/24
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
22,415.97
16:49 20/09/24
Shire Plc
4,690.00p
16:39 08/01/19
Taylor Wimpey
165.55p
16:45 20/09/24
Taylor Wimpey, Berkeley Group, Barratt Developments and Persimmon sprinted higher with gains of 6.215-7.7%, with commercial property figuring further back among risers.
"House builders have also had a decent day with Taylor Wimpey, Berkeley Group and Persimmon leading the way," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.
"But here (in the house-building sector) again it's been a disappointing week," Hewson said.
Banks also sortied north, Royal Bank of Scotland leading the way and Lloyds following close behind, albeit off the house builders' pace.
Hewson argued that RBS and Lloyds had "enjoyed a welcome respite," but overall had turned in a lacklustre performance for the sixth successive week.
Meantime, several miners were under the cosh, guided by Fresnillo and Antofagasta, as were a string of pharmaceuticals, piloted by Shire and Astrazeneca.
Beverage specialists Diageo and Coca-Cola HBC were also on the back foot.