The London stock market rose on the 18th.

On the 18th, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index in London, UK closed at 8992.12 points, up 19.48 points from the previous trading day, with a gain of 0.22%. The three major European stock indexes rose and fell on the day. In terms of individual stocks, service stocks led the way in the London stock market on that day, with the top five stocks in terms of gains being: Business services company Rentokil Initial's stock price rose by 2.97%, mining company Antofagasta's stock price rose by 2.58%, asset management company Intermediate Capital Group's stock price rose by 2.37%, financial investment company 3i Group's stock price rose by 2.26%, and aerospace company BAE Systems' stock price rose by 2.16%.