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Shares of BP PLC rallied 2.39% to GBP5.52 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.04% to 10,748.16.

BP PLC closed 9.39% below its 52-week high of GBP6.09, which the company reached on March 31st.

Trading volume totaled 26.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 43.6 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet