U.K. stocks decreased Monday, as the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
closed down 0.82% at 7,836.71.
Among FTSE 100 constituents, life insurance company Prudential PLC
PRU,
saw the largest decrease Monday, as shares dropped 4.76%
Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC
OCDO,
and investment advisors company Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
HL,
dropped 3.36% and 3.29%, respectively.
BT Group PLC
BT.A,
a wired telecommunications services company, and diversified reits company Land Securities Group PLC
LAND,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 3.19% and 2.78%, respectively.
Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
a general mining company, saw the largest increase among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares increased 2.64% on Monday.
Shares of pharmaceuticals firm GSK PLC
GSK,
and precious metals company Fresnillo PLC
FRES,
rose 1.49% and 1.30%, respectively.
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
DPH,
a pharmaceuticals company, and multiutilities firm National Grid PLC
NG,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 0.71% and 0.58%, respectively.
The pound was down 0.39% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2009 and was up 0.31% against the euro
GBPEUR,
at €1.1201.
Brent crude
BRN00,
rose 0.9% to $80.64, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
rose 18.970 basis points to 3.243%.
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