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- Banks gains on quiet day for financial markets- Media stocks in focus after BT-UEFA dea- 'Lack of overall volatility', says analysttechMARK 2,640.62 +0.01%FTSE 100 6,728.37 +0.30%FTSE 250 15,420.36 +0.51%Strong gains in the heavyweight financial sector pushed the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Monday despite some heavy falls from the likes of BSkyB and RSA.David Jones, Chief Market Strategist at IG, said there was a "lack of overall volatility" across markets today with the US bond market closed in light of Veterans Day. The FTSE 100 closed 19.95 points higher at 6,728.37 after having been "stuck in a 20-point range for much of the afternoon, making for a fairly boring 'big picture' view", Jones said.Traders are continuing to digest an eventful end to last week, which included a European Central Bank rate cut and strong economic figures from the US. While the news has increased speculation of a sooner-than-anticipated taper of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, markets across Europe were heading higher today as investors expressed their confidence in the US recovery."European stocks continue to advance into the afternoon, extending five weeks of gains as investors bet that the growing pace of the US economic recovery will offset any negative impact of the Federal Reserve's likely move to cut stimulus," said Financial Sales Trader Lee Mumford from Spreadex.BSkyB and ITV hit by BT's big winIn a major blow to BSkyB and ITV, telecoms group BT confirmed that it has won the exclusive rights to broadcast live the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for three seasons. This is the first time a single UK broadcaster has won the rights to all matches from both tournaments; Sky and ITV share the rights currently. BSkyB was the worst hit after Nomura downgraded its rating for the stock from 'buy' to 'reduce', saying that BT's willingness to overpay for the UEFA deal is "worrying for Sky and a bad sign for the next Premier League auction".RSA Insurance was also a heavy faller after saying that "issues in the Irish claims and finance functions" were found during a routine internal audit, leading to the suspension of its Ireland Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and two of his senior executives. Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to 'underperform' following the news.Financials were performing well today, with fund manager Aberdeen and financial services firm Schroders making impressive gains. Banking peers Lloyds, Standard Chartered and RBS were also heading higher, with the latter helped by a target-price upgrade from Jefferies. The broker downplayed recent fears after the creation of the internal 'bad bank'.Shire was a high riser after agreeing to pay $4.2bn for US biopharmaceutical firm ViroPharma, which it described as a "strategic move" to strengthen its rare disease portfolio.FTSE 100 - RisersRoyal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 339.80p +5.36%Schroders (SDR) 2,542.00p +4.27%Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 436.60p +3.41%Mondi (MNDI) 1,049.00p +2.94%CRH (CRH) 1,559.00p +2.23%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 76.77p +2.14%Experian (EXPN) 1,205.00p +1.86%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,508.50p +1.69%Kingfisher (KGF) 386.10p +1.61%Tullow Oil (TLW) 915.50p +1.61%FTSE 100 - FallersBritish Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 829.00p -10.86%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 108.10p -10.51%Antofagasta (ANTO) 818.50p -2.15%ITV (ITV) 187.40p -1.63%Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI) (CCH) 1,767.00p -1.40%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,274.00p -1.36%Meggitt (MGGT) 509.50p -1.26%Anglo American (AAL) 1,474.00p -1.24%BAE Systems (BA.) 451.70p -1.16%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,688.00p -0.99%FTSE 250 - RisersXaar (XAR) 925.00p +7.93%Fidessa Group (FDSA) 2,155.00p +5.95%888 Holdings (888) 161.20p +4.81%Rathbone Brothers (RAT) 1,620.00p +4.11%Lonmin (LMI) 340.90p +3.90%Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 276.30p +3.72%Bwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 125.90p +3.62%Partnership Assurance Group (PA.) 422.00p +3.18%WH Smith (SMWH) 992.00p +3.01%Intermediate Capital Group (ICP) 484.10p +2.96%FTSE 250 - FallersDialight (DIA) 897.00p -5.58%Serco Group (SRP) 509.00p -5.39%Cobham (COB) 270.10p -5.03%Oxford Instruments (OXIG) 1,227.00p -4.29%CSR (CSR) 483.90p -3.20%esure Group (ESUR) 221.50p -2.85%Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 722.50p -2.36%Renishaw (RSW) 1,699.00p -1.91%Supergroup (SGP) 1,176.00p -1.84%Hellermanntyton Group (HTY) 303.00p -1.78%BC