uk stocks climbed monday as the ftse 100 index ukukx closed up 023 at 727379 among ftse 100 constituents air freight company international distribution services plc ukids saw the largest increase monday as shares rallied 455 shares of gambling industries firm flutter entertainment plc ukfltr and general services company ashtead group plc ukaht increased 320 and 212 respectively persimmon plc ukpsn a residential building construction company and nonlife insurance business admiral group plc ukadm rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks increased 191 and 187 respectively ocado group plc ukocdo a food retail company saw the largest decline of the ftse 100 constituents as shares dropped 176 on monday shares of general mining firm bhp group ltd ukbhp and multiutilities company national grid plc ukng fell 113 and 104 respectively land securities group plc ukland a diversified reits company and food retail firm j sainsbury plc uksbry rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 098 and 096 respectively the pound was up 002 against dollar gbpusd at 12839 and was down 020 against the euro gbpeur at €11682 brent crude ukbrn00 declined 00 to 7845 and the yield on the 10year gilt bxtmbmkgb10y declined 0980 basis points to 4642 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