U.K. stocks climbed Friday, as the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
closed up 0.27% at 7,585.46.
Of the FTSE 100 constituents, closed-end funds company Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC
SMT,
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 6.57%.
Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC
OCDO,
and general mining company BHP Group Ltd.
BHP,
rose 5.01% and 3.53%, respectively.
Experian PLC
EXPN,
a finance companies company, and general services business Ashtead Group PLC
AHT,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks climbed 3.34% and 2.59%, respectively.
ITV PLC
ITV,
a broadcasting company, saw the largest decrease among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares declined 3.86% on Friday.
Shares of publishing firm Pearson PLC
PSON,
and air freight company Royal Mail PLC
RMG,
fell 1.95% and 1.92%, respectively.
National Grid PLC
NG,
a multiutilities company, and electric utilities firm SSE PLC
SSE,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 1.90% and 1.63%, respectively.
The pound was up 0.04% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2612 and 0.23% against the euro
UK:GBPEUR
at €1.1777.
Brent crude
US:BRN00
increased 0.4% to $114.60, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
increased 2.682 basis points to 1.919%.
Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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