Among FTSE 100 constituents, general mining company Anglo American PLC AAL, +7.74% saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rallied 7.74%.
Glencore PLC GLEN, +4.36%, a general mining company, and gambling industries business Flutter Entertainment PLC FLTR, +4.36% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 4.36% and 4.36%, respectively. Shares of medical equipment/supplies firm Smith & Nephew PLC SN, -0.84% and clothing retail company Next PLC NXT, -0.61% dropped 0.84% and 0.61%, respectively.
The pound was down 0.65% against dollar GBPUSD, -0.59% at $1.2408 and 0.01% against the euro GBPEUR, +0.04% at €1.1641.
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