U.K. Stocks Climb 0.4% in Early Trading

Dow Jones
Aug 05

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Stocks in the U.K. rose during early trading Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index gained 0.4% to 10918.45.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 800 million ($1.08 billion), 4imprint Group is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 9.3%, and Next jumped 7.1%. Greatland Resources rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 6.1%.

HSBC Holdings is the biggest early laggard, dropping 2.4%, followed by shares of Domino's Pizza Group, which dropped 1.9%. Shares of ConvaTec Group fell 1.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 96.11. The pound strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.35.

In the bond markets, the yield on the 10-year gilt fell 0.98 basis point to 4.892%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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