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Rio Tinto PLC shares advanced 1.47% to GBP70.56 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.32% to 10,461.95.

Rio Tinto PLC closed 22.61% below its 52-week high of GBP91.17, which the company achieved on May 27th.

Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet