U.K. stocks gain Friday

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U.K. stocks increased Friday, as the FTSE 100 Index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX -0.78% closed up 0.18% at 6,893.81.

Among FTSE 100 constituents, residential building construction company Barratt Developments PLC /zigman2/quotes/209812640/delayed UK:BDEV +0.96% saw the largest increase Friday, as shares climbed 5.81%.

Shares of residential building construction firm Persimmon PLC /zigman2/quotes/206444744/delayed UK:PSN +0.59% and industrial/office reits company SEGRO PLC /zigman2/quotes/205428601/delayed UK:SGRO -1.56% increased 5.32% and 5.02%, respectively.

Burberry Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/205386705/delayed UK:BRBY -4.51% , a clothing company, and residential building construction firm Berkeley Group Holdings PLC /zigman2/quotes/202576163/delayed UK:BKG +0.24% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 4.27% and 4.17%, respectively.

BAE Systems PLC /zigman2/quotes/206753913/delayed UK:BA -0.10% , a defense equipment/products company, saw the largest decrease among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares shed 4.27% on Friday.

Shares of food products firm Unilever PLC /zigman2/quotes/205449809/delayed UK:ULVR -0.85% and nondurable household products company Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/206856088/delayed UK:RKT -1.12% fell 2.73% and 2.42%, respectively.

Glencore PLC /zigman2/quotes/201400686/delayed UK:GLEN -0.45% , a general mining company, and wholesalers firm Ferguson PLC /zigman2/quotes/209006722/delayed UK:FERG +1.27% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks fell 1.77% and 1.47%, respectively.

The pound was up 0.03% against dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD -0.1879% at $1.1126 and 0.42% against the euro at €1.1376.

Brent crude shed 0.6% to $86.67, and the yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y +1.92% increased 0.043 basis points to 4.140%.

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FTSE 100 Index

UK : FTSE UK

7,623.99

-59.92 -0.78%

Volume: 455,176

Sept. 25, 2023 4:51p

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Barratt Developments PLC

UK : U.K.: London

472.10 p

+4.50 +0.96%

Volume: 2.37M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

8.98

Dividend Yield

7.14%

Market Cap

£4.55 billion

Rev. per Employee

£790,933

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Persimmon PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,110.00 p

+6.50 +0.59%

Volume: 947,789

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

10.83

Dividend Yield

7.21%

Market Cap

£3.52 billion

Rev. per Employee

£590,402

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SEGRO PLC

UK : U.K.: London

730.20 p

-11.60 -1.56%

Volume: 1.37M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

3.68%

Market Cap

£9.10 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Burberry Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,914.50 p

-90.50 -4.51%

Volume: 1.54M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

15.16

Dividend Yield

3.19%

Market Cap

£7.41 billion

Rev. per Employee

£323,708

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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

UK : U.K.: London

4,210.00 p

+10.00 +0.24%

Volume: 142,913

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

9.96

Dividend Yield

3.06%

Market Cap

£4.46 billion

Rev. per Employee

£910,136

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BAE Systems PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,010.00 p

-1.00 -0.10%

Volume: 2.12M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

16.19

Dividend Yield

2.78%

Market Cap

£30.70 billion

Rev. per Employee

£268,048

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Unilever PLC

UK : U.K.: London

4,081.00 p

-35.00 -0.85%

Volume: 1.99M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

14.56

Dividend Yield

3.68%

Market Cap

£103.12 billion

Rev. per Employee

£416,825

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

5,812.00 p

-66.00 -1.12%

Volume: 683,499

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

18.71

Dividend Yield

3.22%

Market Cap

£42.18 billion

Rev. per Employee

£289,653

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Glencore PLC

UK : U.K.: London

453.00 p

-2.05 -0.45%

Volume: 15.62M

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

7.12

Dividend Yield

9.39%

Market Cap

£56.03 billion

Rev. per Employee

£1.36M

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Ferguson PLC

UK : U.K.: London

12,390.00 p

+155.00 +1.27%

Volume: 130,231

Sept. 25, 2023 4:35p

P/E Ratio

16.53

Dividend Yield

1.98%

Market Cap

£25.05 billion

Rev. per Employee

£691,540

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2218

-0.0023 -0.1879%

Volume: 0.0000

Sept. 25, 2023 12:10p

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

4.33

+0.08 +1.92%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2023 5:00p