FTSE 100 Index Performance
The U.K. stock market saw a decline on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 Index closing down by 0.76% at 7,624.98.
Top Decreases
- St. James's Place PLC (STJ): The investment advisors company experienced the largest decrease, with shares plunging by 18.55%.
- Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RKT): Shares of the firm fell by 13.29%.
- Smith & Nephew PLC (SN): The medical equipment/supplies company also saw a decrease of 5.88%.
- Taylor Wimpey PLC (TW): A residential building construction company, with stocks falling by 4.77%.
- Halma PLC (HLMA): The precision products company rounded out the top five decreases with a decline of 3.68%.
Top Increases
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (RR): The aerospace products/parts company had the largest increase, with shares climbing by 3.32%.
- JD Sports Fashion PLC (JD): Shares of the clothing retail firm rose by 2.44%.
- Beazley PLC (BEZ): The non-life insurance company saw an increase of 1.87%.
- Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (SKG): A containers/packaging company, had a rise of 1.58%.
- Kingfisher PLC (KGF): The home goods retail firm rounded out the top five increases with stocks rising by 1.39%.
Currency and Commodity Performance
- British Pound: The pound was down 0.10% against the dollar, trading at $1.2671, and down 0.12% against the euro at €1.1684.
- Brent Crude: Brent crude fell by 0.8% to $82.02.
- 10-Year Gilt Yield: The yield on the 10-year gilt declined by 1.950 basis points to 4.112%.
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