Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the fell 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the were BP PLC (LON:), which rose 0.92% or 3.55 points to trade at 391.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:) added 0.79% or 15.00 points to end at 1,911.00 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:) was up 0.43% or 10.00 points to 2,333.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rightmove PLC (LON:), which fell 7.66% or 51.20 points to trade at 617.40 at the close. Smiths Group PLC (LON:) declined 4.77% or 84.00 points to end at 1,677.00 and Intermediate Capital Group PLC (LON:) was down 4.46% or 104.00 points to 2,228.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1206 to 633 and 632 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.42% or 11.30 to $2,656.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.20% or 0.82 to hit $69.00 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.17% or 0.84 to trade at $72.38 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.34% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 100.36.
