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Rio Tinto PLC shares rose 1.57% to GBP75.04 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.04% to 10,748.16.

Rio Tinto PLC closed 17.69% below its 52-week high of GBP91.17, which the company achieved on May 27th.

Trading volume totaled 1.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet