U.K. stocks finished higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index
UKX,
rising 1.04% at 7,901.80.
Of the FTSE 100 constituents, mixed retailing company B&M European Value Retail S.A.
BME,
saw the largest increase Friday, as shares rallied 3.44%.
Shares of medical equipment/supplies firm Smith & Nephew PLC
SN,
and major oil & gas company Shell PLC
SHEL,
rose 3.35% and 3.27%, respectively.
AstraZeneca PLC
AZN,
a biotechnology company, and nondurable household products business Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
RKT,
rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 3.20% and 3.20%, respectively.
Vodafone Group PLC
VOD,
a wireless telecommunications services company, saw the largest decline of the FTSE 100 constituents, as shares dropped 3.90% on Friday.
Shares of industrial/office reits firm SEGRO PLC
SGRO,
and residential building construction company Persimmon PLC
PSN,
declined 3.83% and 2.84%, respectively.
Residential Building Construction companies Barratt Developments PLC
BDEV,
and Taylor Wimpey PLC
TW,
rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 2.35% and 1.90%, respectively.
The pound was down 1.27% against dollar
GBPUSD,
at $1.2069 and 0.47% against the euro
GBPEUR,
at €1.1150.
Brent crude
BRN00,
shed 1.3% to $81.09, and the yield on the 10-year gilt
TMBMKGB-10Y,
rose 5.050 basis points to 3.053%.
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