The UK stock market has been edged lower ahead of key vote polling as it's pressured by a ‌firmer pound and a slide in oil majors Shell and BP while Britons head to the polls in local and regional elections.

London's benchmark stock index, FTSE 100, fell on Thursday as heavyweight oil companies including Shell and BP declined amid lower crude prices and a stronger pound.

As reported by Reuters, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell to 10,380 points by 1112........

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