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U.K. Stocks Show Positive Growth

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The U.K. stock market had a positive day on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 Index growing by 0.90% to reach 7,681.01.

Top Gaining Companies

Among the FTSE 100 constituents, major oil & natural gas company BP PLC experienced the largest increase on Tuesday, with shares climbing by 5.46%.

Industrial machinery firm Weir Group PLC and life insurance company Prudential PLC also saw significant gains, with their shares rising by 4.15% and 3.84% respectively.

Clothing retail company JD Sports Fashion PLC and home goods retail firm Kingfisher PLC secured spots in the top five, as their stocks climbed by 3.46% and 3.43% respectively.

Top Losing Companies

On the other hand, publishing company Pearson PLC experienced the largest decrease among the FTSE 100 constituents, with shares dropping by 2.99% on Tuesday.

Wired telecommunications services firm BT Group PLC and gambling industries company Entain PLC also saw declines, with their shares falling by 2.50% and 2.40% respectively.

Coca-Cola HBC AG and investment advisors company 3i Group PLC filled out the top five companies with the largest decreases, as their stocks declined by 1.51% and 1.07% respectively.

Currency and Commodity Updates

The pound showed strength against the dollar, rising by 0.40% to reach $1.2585, and also gained against the euro by 0.33% to reach €1.1708.

Brent crude increased by 1.1% to $78.88, while the yield on the 10-year gilt fell by 5.360 basis points to 3.953%.

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