This content was published on September 30, 2021 – 4:30 PM
London, Sep 30 (EFE) .- The London Stock Exchange closed this Thursday with a fall of 0.31%, in a day marked again by the shortage of gas stations in the United Kingdom, although the good macroeconomic data of the country maintain investor confidence.
The main London index, the FTSE-100, fell 21.74 points to 7,086.42 integers, after trading higher for most of the day, after learning that the British economy grew by 5.5% during the second quarter, stronger than the 4.8% previously calculated.
The main losers today included the tobacco company British American Tobacco and the Spanish-British aviation group International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), with falls of 4.84 and 4.38%, respectively.
The former state postal company Royal Mail also closed in red, which lost 3.62%, the Irish betting group Flutter Entertaiment, 3.13%, and the aerospace and defense company Rolls-Royce, 3, 08%.
In contrast, the day was positive for mining companies, with increases of 3.05%, 2.58% and 2.12% for Evraz, Anglo-American and Frenillo, respectively.
In this same sector, Polymetal International increased 2.03%, Rio Tinto advanced 1.93% and BHP gained 1.42%.
The mining companies were followed by the pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca and the engineering firm Smiths Group, with increases of 1.42% for both. EFE
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