uk stocks dropped wednesday as the ftse 100 index ukx finished down 014 at 729625 of the ftse 100 constituents food retail company ocado group plc ocdo saw the largest decline wednesday as shares declined 500 shares of broadcasting firm itv plc itv and publishing company informa plc inf dropped 432 and 374 respectively glencore plc glen  a general mining company and gambling industries firm flutter entertainment plc fltr rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 273 and 272 respectively smiths group plc smin  a precision products company saw the largest increase of the ftse 100 constituents as shares climbed 354 on wednesday shares of food products firm associated british foods plc abf and nonlife insurance company admiral group plc adm climbed 350 and 295 respectively rs group plc rs1  a wholesalers company and residential building construction firm persimmon plc psn rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 272 and 219 respectively the pound was down 129 against dollar gbpusd at 11397 and 094 against the euro ukgbpeur at €11352 brent crude usbrn00 shed 22 to 9330 and the yield on the 10year gilt tmbmkgb10y declined 9960 basis points to 3451 editors note this story was autogenerated by automated insights an automation technology provider using data from dow jones and factset see our market data terms of use