"The big news obviously is Spain is ticking up, so the question is how long can they sustain this before having to go back for more funds"
- Chris Beauchamp, a market analyst at IG Index
U.K. stocks declined on Thursday.
The benchmark FTSE 100 Index lost 0.31%, or 16.76 points, to 5,467.05. The FTSE All-Share Index declined 0.22%, or 6.19 points, to 2,831.47.
"The big news obviously is Spain is ticking up, so the question is how long can they sustain this before having to go back for more funds," said Chris Beauchamp, a market analyst at IG Index in London.
"It's the rising yields and then you factor in the Italian yields and then obviously you have the Greek elections so you've got a perfect storm brewing."
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