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Stocks in the U.K. slipped during early trading Monday, as the FTSE 100 Index declined 0.2% to 10171.11.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 800 million ($1.07 billion), 3i Group is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.5%, followed by shares of Vistry Group, which declined 3.7%. Shares of Yellow Cake dropped 3.6%.

Ocado Group is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 3.2%, and Serica Energy added 2.7%. WPP PLC rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.6%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 95.81. The pound weakened 0.2% against the dollar to $1.34.

In the bond markets, the yield on the 10-year gilt fell 1.09 basis points to 5.171%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 18, 2026 03:31 ET (07:31 GMT)

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