U.K. stocks drop Thursday

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U.K. stocks decreased Thursday, as the FTSE 100 Index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX +1.01% finished down 1.77% at 6,881.59.

Among FTSE 100 constituents, clothing retail company Next PLC /zigman2/quotes/200704121/delayed UK:NXT +1.41% saw the largest drop Thursday, as shares plunged 12.21%

Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/207225647/delayed UK:OCDO -0.97% and internet/online company Auto Trader Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/208097104/delayed UK:AUTO -0.47% shed 10.16% and 8.48%, respectively.

Rightmove PLC /zigman2/quotes/201303150/delayed UK:RMV +1.40% , a real estate developers company, and residential building construction business Taylor Wimpey PLC /zigman2/quotes/208623755/delayed UK:TW +1.12% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 7.11% and 6.46%, respectively.

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC /zigman2/quotes/203646520/delayed UK:RR +2.94% , an aerospace products/parts company, saw the largest increase among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares climbed 2.34% on Thursday.

Shares of defense equipment/products firm BAE Systems PLC /zigman2/quotes/206753913/delayed UK:BA +0.90% and general mining company Glencore PLC /zigman2/quotes/201400686/delayed UK:GLEN +3.60% rallied 2.00% and 1.25%, respectively.

Smith & Nephew PLC /zigman2/quotes/207176500/delayed UK:SN +1.17% , a medical equipment/supplies company, and general mining company Anglo American PLC /zigman2/quotes/201381512/delayed UK:AAL +7.89% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 1.18% and 1.15%, respectively.

The pound was up 1.43% against dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD +0.6892% at $1.1047 and 1.09% against the euro at €1.1305.

Brent crude rose 0.0% to $88.08, and the yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y -0.86% declined 3.222 basis points to 4.143%.

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

7,529.35

+75.60 +1.01%

Volume: 500,096

Dec. 1, 2023 5:14p

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Next PLC

UK : U.K.: London

8,042.00 p

+112.00 +1.41%

Volume: 267,209

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

14.05

Dividend Yield

2.56%

Market Cap

£9.61 billion

Rev. per Employee

£159,974

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Ocado Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

594.20 p

-5.80 -0.97%

Volume: 1.24M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

£4.91 billion

Rev. per Employee

£132,805

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Auto Trader Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

721.40 p

-3.40 -0.47%

Volume: 1.79M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

28.49

Dividend Yield

1.22%

Market Cap

£6.60 billion

Rev. per Employee

£457,672

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Rightmove PLC

UK : U.K.: London

552.20 p

+7.60 +1.40%

Volume: 2.52M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

23.20

Dividend Yield

1.59%

Market Cap

£4.36 billion

Rev. per Employee

£449,710

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Taylor Wimpey PLC

UK : U.K.: London

131.00 p

+1.45 +1.12%

Volume: 8.12M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

8.32

Dividend Yield

7.31%

Market Cap

£4.57 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

UK : U.K.: London

276.70 p

+7.90 +2.94%

Volume: 23.19M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

13.97

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

£22.62 billion

Rev. per Employee

£368,788

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BAE Systems PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,059.50 p

+9.50 +0.90%

Volume: 3.50M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

16.98

Dividend Yield

2.65%

Market Cap

£31.83 billion

Rev. per Employee

£268,048

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Glencore PLC

UK : U.K.: London

457.70 p

+15.90 +3.60%

Volume: 20.64M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

7.19

Dividend Yield

8.97%

Market Cap

£53.98 billion

Rev. per Employee

£1.36M

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Smith & Nephew PLC

UK : U.K.: London

£ 1,035.50

+12.00 +1.17%

Volume: 1.76M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

50.44

Dividend Yield

0.03%

Market Cap

£8.93 billion

Rev. per Employee

£220,849

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Anglo American PLC

UK : U.K.: London

2,311.00 p

+169.00 +7.89%

Volume: 4.26M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

16.27

Dividend Yield

4.46%

Market Cap

£28.65 billion

Rev. per Employee

£435,500

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2711

+0.0087 +0.6892%

Volume: 0.0000

Dec. 1, 2023 4:59p

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

4.14

-0.04 -0.86%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 1, 2023 5:00p