London, Oct 26 (EFECOM).- The London Stock Exchange closed the session this Thursday with a decrease of 0.81%, dragged down by a 12.44% drop in the Standard Chartered bank.
The FTSE-100, the main index in the British capital, fell 59.77 points, to 7,354.57 points; while the secondary FTSE-250 lost 0.52%, 87.62 points, to 16,783.09 points.
The pound sterling appreciated 0.35% against the euro at the close of the stock market, up to 1.1498 euros.
Standard Chartered fell after disclosing an accumulated profit before tax of 4,622 million dollars (4,390 million euros) in the year to September, 16% less than the same period of the previous year.
On the London stock market, the bank led the losses with a fall of 12.44%; while the business services group Rentokil Initial lost 10.60%; the retailer B&M European Value Retail, 4.99%; the mining company Endeavor Mining, 3.79% and the certification company Intertek Group 2.96%.
On the other hand, the delivery firm Ocado Group rose 5.89%; the chemical Croda International, 1.84%; the airline group International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), 1.78%; M&G, 1.77% and the services group Compass Group 1.42%. EFECOM
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2023-10-27 03:14:29
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