FTSE 100 Stocks Decrease, Led by 3i, Man Group, Vodafone; HSBC Shares Gain

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks declined, led by 3i Group
Plc, Europe's biggest publicly traded buyout and venture-capital
firm, and Man Group Plc, the world's largest listed hedge fund
manager.

Vodafone Group Plc, the world's biggest mobile-phone
company, slid to a two-month low. HSBC Holdings Plc advanced
after the fourth-largest bank reported profit that topped
analysts' estimates.


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