The FTSE 100 index experienced a slight decline of 0.21% today, marking a more significant drop of 1.79% over the past five days. However, the index has shown resilience with a notable increase of 5.63% over the last 30 days. In the large-cap segment, Glencore Plc emerged as the top performer with a return of 2.53%, while Melrose Industries Plc struggled, recording a decline of 6.09%. Mid-cap stocks saw Quilter Plc leading with a return of 5.16%, contrasting with Jet2 Plc, which fell by 3.46%. Among small-cap stocks, Kistos Holdings Plc stood out with an impressive return of 11.32%, whereas Quartix Technologies Plc faced challenges, declining by 9.87%. The overall market's advance-decline ratio indicates that 186 stocks advanced compared to 222 that declined, resulting in a ratio of 0.84x. In the large-cap category, 27 stocks advanced against 30 that declined, yielding a ratio of 0.9x. Mid-cap stocks showed a more pronounced decline, with only 24 advancing versus 40 declining, resulting in a ratio of 0.6x. Small-cap stocks had 99 advancing and 118 declining, maintaining a ratio of 0.84x.