U.K. stocks dropped Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index closed down 0.02% at 7,525.99. Among FTSE 100 constituents, food retail company Ocado Group PLC saw the...
Among FTSE 100 constituents, food retail company Ocado Group PLC OCDO, -4.07% saw the largest drop Wednesday, as shares shed 4.07%
JD Sports Fashion PLC JD, -2.46%, a clothing retail company, and precision products business Halma PLC HLMA, -2.26% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 2.46% and 2.26%, respectively. Shares of building materials/products firm Melrose Industries PLC MRO, +4.57% and residential building construction company Persimmon PLC PSN, +4.01% climbed 4.57% and 4.01%, respectively.
The pound was down 0.05% against dollar GBPUSD, -0.06% at $1.2488 and was up 0.15% against the euro GBPEUR, +0.15% at €1.1632.
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