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Rio Tinto PLC shares advanced 5.18% to GBP66.41 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.11% to 10,138.09.
Rio Tinto PLC hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of GBP64.68, which the company reached on January 15th.
Trading volume totaled 5.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 21, 2026 12:05 ET (17:05 GMT)
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