U.K. stocks dropped Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
closed down 0.43% at 7,489.19.
Of the FTSE 100 constituents, investment advisors company abrdn PLC
ABDN,
saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares dropped 3.66%
Shares of general services firm Ashtead Group PLC
AHT,
and aerospace products/parts company Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
RR,
fell 3.53% and 3.17%, respectively.
Glencore PLC
GLEN,
a general mining company, and wired telecommunications services business BT Group PLC
BT.A,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 2.84% and 2.83%, respectively.
GSK PLC
GSK,
a pharmaceuticals company, saw the largest increase of the FTSE 100 constituents, as shares increased 7.54% on Wednesday.
Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC
OCDO,
and wholesalers company Ferguson PLC
FERG,
increased 3.56% and 3.43%, respectively.
DS Smith PLC
SMDS,
a containers/packaging company, and general mining company Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks climbed 2.62% and 2.52%, respectively.
The pound was up 0.53% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2194 and 0.16% against the euro
UK:GBPEUR
at €1.1609.
Brent crude
US:BRN00
fell 1.5% to $78.13, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
fell 3.320 basis points to 3.048%.
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