uk stocks decreased wednesday as the ftse 100 index ukx finished down 105 at 728415 of the ftse 100 constituents multiutilities company national grid plc ng saw the largest decline wednesday as shares fell 414 shares of electric utilities firm sse plc sse and biotechnology company astrazeneca plc azn fell 342 and 297 respectively hargreaves lansdown plc hl  an investment advisors company and general mining business glencore plc glen rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 229 and 220 respectively itv plc itv  a broadcasting company saw the largest increase among ftse 100 constituents as shares climbed 174 on wednesday shares of passenger airlines firm international consolidated airlines group sa iag and gambling industries company flutter entertainment plc fltr increased 173 and 160 respectively imperial brands plc imb  a tobacco company and life insurance business phoenix group holdings plc phnx rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rallied 099 and 084 respectively the pound was down 012 against dollar gbpusd at 11641 and 063 against the euro ukgbpeur at €11565 brent crude usbrn00 declined 08 to 9710 and the yield on the 10year gilt tmbmkgb10y fell 3473 basis points to 2801 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