FTSE 100 Stumbles as Utility Sector Drops on Fears Over Thames Water

The FTSE 100 Index closed Thursday down 0.4% to 7471 points on the back of higher U.K. yields while the potential demise of Thames Water put the utilities sector under pressure, IG Group chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp says in a note.

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