JABAR EKSPRES – British stocks ended lower on Monday trading local time (6/19/2023), halting a rally for five consecutive days, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index on the London Stock Exchange slipping 0.71 percent or 54.24 points to settle at 7,588.48 points.
The FTSE 100 index lifted 0.19 percent or 14.46 points to 7,642.72 points on Friday (6/16/2023), after adding 0.34 percent or 25.52 points to 7,628.26 points on Thursday (6/15/2023), and gained 0.10 or 7.96 points to 7,602.74 points on Wednesday (6/14/2023).
Evraz PLC, a British multinational steel manufacturing and mining company partly owned by Russian oligarchs posted the biggest loss (top loser) among the leading stocks or blue chips, with its share price tumbling 12.59 percent.
Followed by shares of British manufacturer of steam management systems and peristaltic pumps and related fluid path technology Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC, down 6.79 percent; and software company offering a robotics platform that provides end-to-end solutions for online grocery trading Ocado Group PLC, down 5.85 percent.
Meanwhile, Next PLC, a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer with about 700 stores across Europe, Asia and the Middle East jumped 4.72 percent, becoming the top gainer among the leading stocks.
Followed by shares of British multinational financial services company operating in consumer, corporate and institutional banking Standard Chartered PLC, up 1.87 percent; and British multinational aerospace and defense industry company Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, up 1.72 percent.
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