Transport and logistics firm Stobart leads the industrial transportation sector higher after registering a sharp increase in profits in its first year as a listed company.Profit before tax soared to £23.9m in the year to end-February from £3.5m the year before, partly reflecting the contributions from acquisitions such as James Irlam, WA Developments, Innovate Logistics and Southend Airport.The group said its road transport and rail divisions turned in strong performances while steady progress was made in the ports and air divisions.Mining is in the red overall but some stocks are bucking the trend including African Copper, whose $22.5m finance package agreed with Zambia Copper Investments (ZCI) took a step closer to completion today following a debt deal with its main mining contractor. The stock is up nearly 70%.Zinc miner, refiner and recycler ZincOx Resources also climbs. It saw profits fall sharply in 2008 but said it remains convinced that its low cost zinc production methods will be successful as the global economic environment improves. Top performing sectors so far todayForestry & Paper 2,151.58 +3.63%Food & Drug Retailers 4,100.36 +2.49%Insurance (non-life) 1,248.49 +2.09%Industrial Transportation 1,577.48 +1.98%Personal Goods 6,852.93 +1.83%Bottom performing sectors so far todayAutomobiles & Parts 2,047.50 -3.17%Banks 4,099.20 -3.09%Mining 14,518.30 -2.53%Real Estate 1,633.71 -2.20%General Financial 4,163.69 -2.03%