India, May 1 -- On a day in which most of the markets across Europe remained closed for Labor Day holiday, the UK market, where trading was on, ended marginally up on Thursday, extending its gains to a 13th straight session.
Markets in Germany, France and Switzerland remained shut.
The FTSE 100 edged up 0.02%, with investors mostly reacting to quarterly earnings updates and the latest batch of economic data. Worries about global economic growth following weak data from the U.S. and China hurt as well.
St. James's Place climbed 6.8%. Polar Capital Technology Trust, Informa, EasyJet, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Howden Joinery, Anglo American Plc., Haleon, Persimmon, Prudential, Antofagasta and Scottish Mortgage gained 2.5 to 4.3%.
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