U.K. stocks extend positive streak for second day

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U.K. stocks finished higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX -0.15% growing 0.11% at 7,550.37.

Of the FTSE 100 constituents, nondurable household products company Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/206856088/delayed UK:RKT +0.52% saw the largest increase Friday, as shares rose 2.46%.

Shares of biotechnology firm AstraZeneca PLC /zigman2/quotes/203048482/delayed UK:AZN +0.39% and software company Avast PLC rallied 2.14% and 1.69%, respectively.

Unilever PLC /zigman2/quotes/205449809/delayed UK:ULVR -0.06% , a food products company, and pharmaceuticals company GSK PLC /zigman2/quotes/200381158/delayed UK:GSK -0.78% rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 1.68% and 1.65%, respectively.

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. /zigman2/quotes/208070069/delayed UK:IAG +0.41% , a passenger airlines company, saw the largest decline among FTSE 100 constituents, as shares shed 5.11% on Friday.

Shares of residential building construction firm Persimmon PLC /zigman2/quotes/206444744/delayed UK:PSN +0.32% and gambling industries company Entain PLC /zigman2/quotes/207493593/delayed UK:ENT -0.25% declined 4.08% and 3.86%, respectively.

SEGRO PLC /zigman2/quotes/205428601/delayed UK:SGRO -1.32% , an industrial/office reits company, and non-ferrous metals business Antofagasta PLC /zigman2/quotes/200173667/delayed UK:ANTO +0.25% rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks dropped 3.60% and 3.33%, respectively.

The pound was down 1.02% against dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561263/realtime/sampled GBPUSD -0.1234% at $1.1809 and 0.53% against the euro at €1.1764.

Brent crude rose 1.2% to $97.74, and the yield on the 10-year gilt /zigman2/quotes/211347177/realtime BX:TMBMKGB-10Y -0.72% fell 3.999 basis points to 2.416%.

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FTSE 100 Index

UK : FTSE UK

7,614.45

-11.27 -0.15%

Volume: 133,747

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

UK : U.K.: London

5,802.00 p

+30.00 +0.52%

Volume: 152,718

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

18.67

Dividend Yield

3.22%

Market Cap

£41.71 billion

Rev. per Employee

£289,653

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AstraZeneca PLC

UK : U.K.: London

11,208.00 p

+44.00 +0.39%

Volume: 237,650

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

34.26

Dividend Yield

2.09%

Market Cap

£173.50 billion

Rev. per Employee

£442,743

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Unilever PLC

UK : U.K.: London

4,061.50 p

-2.50 -0.06%

Volume: 604,172

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

14.49

Dividend Yield

3.70%

Market Cap

£102.22 billion

Rev. per Employee

£416,825

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GSK PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,520.20 p

-12.00 -0.78%

Volume: 1.64M

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

4.16

Dividend Yield

3.72%

Market Cap

£62.53 billion

Rev. per Employee

£422,680

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International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

UK : U.K.: London

148.65 p

+0.60 +0.41%

Volume: 2.90M

Sept. 27, 2023 1:28p

P/E Ratio

4.43

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

£7.24 billion

Rev. per Employee

£359,402

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Persimmon PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,102.00 p

+3.50 +0.32%

Volume: 245,381

Sept. 27, 2023 1:29p

P/E Ratio

10.75

Dividend Yield

7.26%

Market Cap

£3.54 billion

Rev. per Employee

£590,402

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Entain PLC

UK : U.K.: London

£ 945.00

-2.40 -0.25%

Volume: 581,433

Sept. 27, 2023 1:29p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.02%

Market Cap

£5.86 billion

Rev. per Employee

£158,245

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SEGRO PLC

UK : U.K.: London

719.40 p

-9.60 -1.32%

Volume: 337,869

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

3.74%

Market Cap

£8.96 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Antofagasta PLC

UK : U.K.: London

1,390.50 p

+3.50 +0.25%

Volume: 80,934

Sept. 27, 2023 1:30p

P/E Ratio

10.14

Dividend Yield

3.67%

Market Cap

£13.73 billion

Rev. per Employee

£166,504

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British Pound

US : Tullett Prebon

1.2144

-0.0015 -0.1234%

Volume: 0.0000

Sept. 27, 2023 8:45a

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U.K. 10 Year Gilt

BX : Tullett Prebon

4.30

-0.03 -0.72%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 27, 2023 1:45p