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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The FTSE 100 Index closed Tuesday up 0.1% to 7461 points pushed by banks and miners as hopes of state support for the Chinese economy backed commodity prices, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould says in a note.
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The FTSE 100 Index closed Thursday down 0.75% to 7502 points, reaching a three-week low as investors weighted the impact of more rate hikes on the U.K. economy, IG Group Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp says in a note.