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Stocks in the U.K. rose during early trading Monday, as the FTSE 100 Index gained 0.3% to 10706.48.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 800 million ($1.07 billion), EasyJet is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 10%, and Jet2 jumped 4.9%. WPP PLC rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.3%.
Ceres Power Holdings is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.0%, followed by shares of Raspberry Pi Holdings, which dropped 3.6%. Shares of Sirius Real Estate dropped 2.6%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 97.42. The pound weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.33.
In the bond markets, the yield on the 10-year gilt fell 1.28 basis points to 4.774%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 06, 2026 03:31 ET (07:31 GMT)
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