U.K. stocks drop for second session

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U.K. stocks fell Thursday, as the FTSE 100 Index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX +0.53% closed down 0.78% at 6,997.27.

Among FTSE 100 constituents, aerospace products/parts company Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC /zigman2/quotes/203646520/delayed UK:RR +1.82% saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares fell 3.56%

Shares of home goods retail firm Kingfisher PLC /zigman2/quotes/200571451/delayed UK:KGF -0.50% and investment advisors company St. James's Place PLC /zigman2/quotes/200849568/delayed UK:STJ 0.00% fell 3.29% and 3.25%, respectively.

Schroders PLC /zigman2/quotes/200207320/delayed UK:SDR +0.12% , an investment advisors company, and general mining business Anglo American PLC /zigman2/quotes/201381512/delayed UK:AAL +0.33% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 3.24% and 3.12%, respectively.

International Distribution Services PLC /zigman2/quotes/204213037/delayed UK:IDS -0.97% , an air freight company, saw the largest increase among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares increased 2.91% on Thursday.

Shares of industrial/office reits firm SEGRO PLC /zigman2/quotes/205428601/delayed UK:SGRO -0.22% and tobacco company Imperial Brands PLC /zigman2/quotes/208789104/delayed UK:IMB +1.12% increased 2.62% and 2.48%, respectively.

Informa PLC /zigman2/quotes/207253704/delayed UK:INF -0.22% , a publishing company, and general services company Ashtead Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/200232063/delayed UK:AHT +0.89% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks climbed 1.95% and 1.78%, respectively.

The pound was down 1.70% against dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD -0.4412% at $1.1134 and 0.95% against the euro at €1.1350.

Brent crude climbed 0.6% to $93.96, and the yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y +0.98% declined 3.354 basis points to 4.167%.

Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.

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FTSE 100 Index

UK : FTSE UK

7,463.11

+39.65 +0.53%

Volume: 99,335

Nov. 30, 2023 11:27a

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Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

UK : U.K.: London

268.20 p

+4.80 +1.82%

Volume: 4.82M

Nov. 30, 2023 11:26a

P/E Ratio

13.55

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

£21.74 billion

Rev. per Employee

£368,788

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Kingfisher PLC

UK : U.K.: London

£ 219.00

-1.10 -0.50%

Volume: 405,714

Nov. 30, 2023 11:26a

P/E Ratio

12.68

Dividend Yield

0.06%

Market Cap

£4.13 billion

Rev. per Employee

£168,120

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St. James's Place PLC

UK : U.K.: London

647.40 p

0.00 0.00%

Volume: 87,874

Nov. 30, 2023 11:24a

P/E Ratio

9.84

Dividend Yield

8.19%

Market Cap

£3.48 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Schroders PLC

UK : U.K.: London

401.50 p

+0.50 +0.12%

Volume: 158,431

Nov. 30, 2023 11:26a

P/E Ratio

14.69

Dividend Yield

5.35%

Market Cap

£6.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

£459,975

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Anglo American PLC

UK : U.K.: London

2,145.50 p

+7.00 +0.33%

Volume: 577,621

Nov. 30, 2023 11:27a

P/E Ratio

15.11

Dividend Yield

4.80%

Market Cap

£29.48 billion

Rev. per Employee

£435,500

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International Distribution Services PLC

UK : U.K.: London

£ 244.20

-2.40 -0.97%

Volume: 133,657

Nov. 30, 2023 11:20a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

£2.33 billion

Rev. per Employee

£72,994

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SEGRO PLC

UK : U.K.: London

818.60 p

-1.80 -0.22%

Volume: 236,138

Nov. 30, 2023 11:24a

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

3.29%

Market Cap

£9.92 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Imperial Brands PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,855.00 p

+20.50 +1.12%

Volume: 557,567

Nov. 30, 2023 11:27a

P/E Ratio

0.11

Dividend Yield

7.91%

Market Cap

£16.37 billion

Rev. per Employee

£1.26M

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Informa PLC

UK : U.K.: London

736.40 p

-1.60 -0.22%

Volume: 169,539

Nov. 30, 2023 11:25a

P/E Ratio

33.20

Dividend Yield

1.71%

Market Cap

£10.17 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Ashtead Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

4,776.00 p

+42.00 +0.89%

Volume: 62,863

Nov. 30, 2023 11:26a

P/E Ratio

15.23

Dividend Yield

1.66%

Market Cap

£20.62 billion

Rev. per Employee

£329,205

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2638

-0.0056 -0.4412%

Volume: 0.0000

Nov. 30, 2023 6:42a

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

4.14

+0.04 +0.98%

Volume: 0.00

Nov. 30, 2023 11:42a