Sector movers: Beverages up as Britvic fizzes

27th Jan 2010 14:18

Shares in soft drinks group Britvic are fizzing, helping lift the whole beverages sector higher.The Tango maker, which also has the license to sell Pepsi in the UK, said it has seen 'robust' market conditions in the last quarter, but said it remains cautious about the outlook for consumer confidence and spending.Elsewhere in drinks, Magners cider maker C&C and brewer SABMiller are in the blue, but Britvic's fellow soft drinks maker Barr is flat, while Vimto group Nichols is in the red.Tullow Oil is among the stocks keeping the oil sector lower after its £925m fundraising was priced at a discount of more than 5% to last night's closing price.Top performing sectors so far todayTobacco 25,510.79 +0.83%Mobile Telecommunications 3,137.78 +0.64%Beverages 7,837.17 +0.60%Industrial Engineering 3,988.34 +0.36%Aerospace and Defence 3,001.02 +0.35%Bottom performing sectors so far todayAutomobiles & Parts 2,719.17 -2.10%Oil & Gas Producers 7,987.95 -1.57%Banks 4,520.29 -1.56%General Financial 4,780.67 -1.54%Life Insurance 3,709.27 -1.51%