London Markets: British stock exchange rises, pound sterling falls

London Markets: British stock exchange rises, pound sterling falls

Pound sterling - Creative Commons

Pound sterling - Creative Commons

2026/07/17 00:31

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The pound sterling recorded a decline on Thursday against the US dollar and the unified European currency 'euro'.

The pound reached at the London market close at (1.3481) US dollars, down (0.42%).

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Meanwhile, it fell against the European currency to (1.1783) euros, a decline of (0.23%).

British stock exchange

The main London Stock Exchange index (FTSE 100) closed on Thursday up (0.54%).

The index - which includes the largest 100 companies in the London Stock Exchange - gained the equivalent of (56.32) points, reaching (10572.24) points.

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