U.K. stocks finished up Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
rising 1.72% at 7,497.32.
Of the FTSE 100 constituents, clothing retail company JD Sports Fashion PLC
JD,
saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares rose 6.09%.
Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC
OCDO,
and investment advisors company Intermediate Capital Group PLC
ICP,
rallied 4.83% and 4.12%, respectively.
Anglo American PLC
AAL,
a general mining company, and residential building construction company Persimmon PLC
PSN,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 4.02% and 3.59%, respectively.
Bunzl PLC
BNZL,
a wholesalers company, saw the largest drop of the FTSE 100 constituents, as shares slipped 0.96% on Wednesday.
Shares of precision products firm Halma PLC
HLMA,
and water utilities company Severn Trent PLC
SVT,
dropped 0.39% and 0.08%, respectively.
Aveva Group PLC
AVV,
a software company, and food retail firm J Sainsbury PLC
SBRY,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks climbed 0.16% and 0.59%, respectively.
The pound was down 0.93% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2072 and 0.69% against the euro
GBPEUR,
at €1.1390.
Brent crude
BRN00,
rose 2.5% to $82.00, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
declined 2.460 basis points to 3.575%.
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