London, 23 Dec (Xinhua) -- The average price index of 100 stocks in the Financial Times of the London stock market closed at 7373.34 points on the 23rd, up 31.68 points or 0.43% from the previous session. Europe's three major stock indexes rose across the board on the day.
In terms of individual stocks, aviation stocks in the London stock market led the rise that day, and the top five stocks in the increase were: investment company Melrose Industries shares rose 2.36%, M&G shares rose 2.18%, International United Airlines Group shares rose 2.11%, Rolls-Royce Holdings rose 2.11%, and bookmaker Flutter Entertainment rose 2.08%.
Pharmaceutical stocks led the decline in the London stock market on the same day, with the top five stocks in the decline: Russian steel producer Yevraz shares fell 2.34%, veterinary products company Deca Pharmaceuticals fell 2.31%, British American Tobacco shares fell 1.95%, Hickma Pharmaceuticals shares fell 1.18%, and B&M European Value Retail shares fell 1.00%.
In terms of the other two major european stock indexes, the CAC40 index of the Paris stock market in France closed at 7106.15 points, up 54.48 points, or 0.77%, from the previous session; the DAX index of the Frankfurt stock market in Germany closed at 15756.31 points, up 162.84 points, or 1.04%, from the previous session.