Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Industrial Metals & Mining and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.64% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Prudential PLC (LON:PRU), which rose 3.60% or 48.50 points to trade at 1397.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) added 3.40% or 6.35 points to end at 193.10 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was up 3.26% or 27.20 points to 860.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV), which fell 3.60% or 22.40 points to trade at 599.60 at the close. Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML) declined 1.60% or 34.00 points to end at 2095.00 and Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKGH) was down 1.24% or 48.00 points to 3834.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1437 to 697 and 191 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 3.25 to $1559.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 4.54% or 2.45 to hit $56.39 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 4.34% or 2.53 to trade at $60.79 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 1.01% to 1.2206, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.9032.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 98.438.