London stock market rose on the 1st.

On the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Times 100-share index closed at 8496.80 points on the 1st, up 1.95 points from the previous trading day, an increase of 0.02%. In terms of individual stocks, service stocks led the way among the components of the London stock market that day, with the top five performing stocks being: financial investment company St. James's Place saw a 6.79% increase in share price, catering and hotel group Whitbread saw a 5.78% increase in share price, Polar Capital Technology Trust saw a 4.33% increase in share price, information services company Informa saw a 4.23% increase in share price, and EasyJet saw a 4.04% increase in share price. Among the components of the London stock market that day, financial stocks led the declines, with the top five declining stocks being: Lloyds Banking Group saw a 2.65% decrease in share price, Associated British Foods saw a 2.33% decrease in share price, London Stock Exchange Group saw a 2.28% decrease in share price, Marks & Spencer saw a 2.13% decrease in share price, and Pearson Group saw a 1.84% decrease in share price. The Paris and Frankfurt stock markets in France and Germany were closed that day.