This content was published on June 20, 2022 – 16:12
London, June 20 (EFE).- The London Stock Exchange closed today with general gains, and a rise of 1.50%, one day before the largest strike in the railway sector called in the country in more than three decades.
The main selective index, the FTSE-100 -or “footsie”-, gained 105.56 points, up to 7,121.81 integers, while the intermediate one, the FTSE-250, advanced 0.45%, 84.91 points , up to 19,010.82 integers.
The selective closed higher despite the fact that the work stoppage scheduled for tomorrow threatens to collapse the national transport system, with a strong impact on users and the country’s economy. The National Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has called strikes for the next 21, 23 and 25 June, and does not rule out organizing others in the coming months if it does not reach an agreement on wages. and conditions with the public manager of the Network Rail infrastructure and the private operators of the lines.
In this context, the aviation conglomerate IAG led the list of winners of the day at the close with an advance of 7.24%, followed by television ITV, which registered gains of 6.61% in value.
The HSBC Holdings group also advanced at the end of today’s session with 5.66% more of its value.
By contrast, the Intermediate Capital Group group gave up 4.75% at the close, followed by the Persimmon firm, which lost 4.46%, and Berkeley Group Holdings, which ended the session with 4.14% less. EFE
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