In London, the average price index of 100 stocks in the financial times closed at 7218.64, down 12.80 points or 0.18% from the previous trading day. The three major European stock indexes fell on the same day.
Craig ham, senior market analyst at OANDA, said that the stock market fell cautiously that day because investors were waiting for the central bank's decision in the next few days. Ham said: "Although the Bank of England is still likely to raise interest rates this week, the market is not ready for it. Instead, it is expected that the central bank will stick to it until February. In view of the great uncertainty of the Omicron mutation virus and its rapid spread throughout the UK, there is still no clear prospect of whether the government will introduce more restrictive measures. The central bank may think it is meaningless to take action now."
In terms of individual stocks, among the constituent stocks of London stock market, mining stocks led the rise on the same day. The top five stocks were: online retailer okedo group, up 5.47%, Russian steel producer yevlaz, up 2.36%, real estate developer British land company, up 2.31%, Rio Tinto Group, up 2.23% and BHP Billiton, up 1.98%.
The online retailer okedo group predicted on the same day that this year will usher in "the best Christmas sales ever" and won an initial victory in the patent case in the United States.
On the same day, among the constituent stocks of London stock market, technology stocks led the decline. The top five stocks were: business service company nengduojie fell 12.30%, British Telecom Group fell 4.29%, information technology company "dark trace" fell 4.03%, sparsak engineering fell 3.77%, and international equipment lessee ashtead group fell 3.57%.
In terms of the other two major European stock indexes, France Paris Stock Market CAC40 index closed at 6895.31, down 47.60 points or 0.69% from the previous trading day; Germany's Frankfurt DAX index closed at 15453.56, down 168.16 points or 1.08% from the previous trading day.
(Xinhua Finance)
