uk stocks finished lower monday with the ftse 100 index ukx dropping 017 at 747402 among ftse 100 constituents nonlife insurance company admiral group plc adm saw the largest decrease monday as shares declined 442 shares of residential building construction firm persimmon plc psn and investment advisors company abrdn plc abdn dropped 369 and 345 respectively melrose industries plc mro  a building materialsproducts company and air freight firm international distribution services plc ids rounded out the top five largest decreases as their stocks shed 342 and 293 respectively polymetal international plc poly  a general mining company saw the largest increase of the ftse 100 constituents as shares rallied 361 on monday shares of closedend funds firm pershing square holdings ltd psh and gambling industries company flutter entertainment plc fltr increased 137 and 127 respectively reckitt benckiser group plc rkt  a nondurable household products company and publishing company pearson plc pson rounded out the top five largest increases as their stocks rose 115 and 114 respectively the pound was down 045 against dollar gbpusd at 12040 and 034 against the euro ukgbpeur at €11591 brent crude usbrn00 increased 03 to 8399 and the yield on the 10year gilt tmbmkgb10y rose 0620 basis points to 3126 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