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Diageo PLC shares advanced 2.01% to GBP17.24 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.

Diageo PLC closed 19.54% short of its 52-week high of GBP21.42, which the company reached on August 22nd.

Trading volume totaled 3.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet