The FTSE 100 closed the trading session down 37.74 points at 7,310.88 points. The pound rose 0.04% to 1.272 versus the US dollar and slipped 0.02% to 1.139 versus the euro. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil rose by 0.1% to 72.1 US dollars. The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Vodafone Group, up 2.1p at 126.4p, Imperial Brands, up 25.5p at 2,187.5p, Evraz, up 6.6p at 575.6p, and Fresnillo, up 6.2p at 737.2p. The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Coca-Cola HBC, down 192p at 2,672p, Tui, down 53.2p at 775p, Barratt Developments, down 26.8p at 586.8p, and Taylor Wimpey, up 6.1p at 171.5p.

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2019 16:30 UTC