U.K. equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Tobacco and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 2.34% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Carnival PLC (LON:CCL), which rose 4.15% or 60.6 points to trade at 1522.0 at the close. Prudential PLC (LON:PRU) added 2.92% or 38.00 points to end at 1337.00 and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) was up 2.72% or 4.38 points to 165.52 in late trade.
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