U.K. stocks increased Monday, as the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
finished up 0.64% at 7,013.99.
Among FTSE 100 constituents, publishing company Pearson PLC
PSON,
saw the largest increase Monday, as shares rallied 8.74%.
Shares of residential building construction firm Persimmon PLC
PSN,
and electric utilities company SSE PLC
SSE,
rallied 4.47% and 4.00%, respectively.
Barratt Developments PLC
BDEV,
,
a residential building construction company, and residential building construction business Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
BKG,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 3.73% and 3.72%, respectively.
Prudential PLC
PRU,
,
a life insurance company, saw the largest decrease among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares shed 9.27% on Monday.
Shares of precious metals firm Fresnillo PLC
FRES,
and non-ferrous metals company Antofagasta PLC
ANTO,
shed 2.73% and 2.22%, respectively.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC
SMT,
,
a closed-end funds company, and general mining firm Anglo American PLC
AAL,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 1.84% and 1.74%, respectively.
The pound was down 0.05% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.1298 and 0.14% against the euro
UK:GBPEUR
at €1.1443.
Brent crude
US:BRN00
shed 0.2% to $91.13, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
fell 31.280 basis points to 3.737%.
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