uk stocks finished up thursday with the ftse 100 index ukukx rising 021 at 776111 of the ftse 100 constituents investment advisors company 3i group plc ukiii saw the largest increase thursday as shares rose 918 shares of investment advisors firm intermediate capital group plc ukicp and general services company ashtead group plc ukaht increased 678 and 428 respectively hargreaves lansdown plc ukhl an investment advisors company and major international banks business lloyds banking group plc uklloy rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 349 and 304 respectively polymetal international plc ukpoly a general mining company saw the largest decrease among ftse 100 constituents as shares cratered 2041 on thursday shares of alcoholic beveragesdrinks firm diageo plc ukdge and food retail company ocado group plc ukocdo dropped 552 and 201 respectively glencore plc ukglen a general mining company and biotechnology business astrazeneca plc ukazn rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks declined 161 and 154 respectively the pound was down 030 against dollar gbpusd at 12367 and was up 017 against the euro gbpeur at €11382 brent crude ukbrn00 rallied 12 to 8720 and the yield on the 10year gilt bxtmbmkgb10y rose 7330 basis points to 3317 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