U.K. stocks finished flat Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
closing at 7,953.85.
Among FTSE 100 constituents, general mining company Polymetal International PLC
POLY,
saw the largest increase Tuesday, as shares climbed 5.48%.
Shares of non-alcoholic beverages/drinks firm Coca-Cola HBC AG
CCH,
and wireless telecommunications services company Vodafone Group PLC
VOD,
climbed 4.97% and 3.43%, respectively.
BT Group PLC
BT.A,
a wired telecommunications services company, and passenger airlines company International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.
IAG,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks climbed 3.13% and 1.92%, respectively.
United Utilities Group PLC
UU,
a water utilities company, saw the largest decrease among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares dropped 2.05% on Tuesday.
Shares of water utilities firm Severn Trent PLC
SVT,
and residential building construction company Persimmon PLC
PSN,
declined 1.90% and 1.85%, respectively.
JD Sports Fashion PLC
JD,
a clothing retail company, and diversified reits business Land Securities Group PLC
LAND,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 1.44% and 1.21%, respectively.
The pound was up 0.13% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2157 and 0.16% against the euro
GBPEUR,
at €1.1338.
Brent crude
BRN00,
shed 1.6% to $85.26, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
increased 12.280 basis points to 3.527%.
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