UK Shares Fall as Local Elections Kick Off; JD Sports Shines
MT Newswires -Shutterstock London’s FTSE 100 closed 1.43% lower on Thursday as local elections began in the UK. Market sentiment was off amid the possibility of a “significant setback” for the ruling Labour Party, which could increase pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign, Danske Bank said. “Grassroots Labour party members will choose the…