Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction & Materials, Tobacco and Real Estate Investment Trusts REITs sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS), which rose 1.22% or 90.00 points to trade at 7495.00 at the close. Meanwhile, RSA Insurance Group PLC (LON:RSA) added 0.39% or 2.50 points to end at 652.00 and Mondi PLC (LON:MNDI) was up 0.34% or 7.00 points to 2068.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 5.97% or 71.00 points to trade at 1119.00 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) declined 3.95% or 295.00 points to end at 7180.00 and Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) was down 2.98% or 25.00 points to 815.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1393 to 495 and 446 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.97% or 71.00 to 1119.00. Shares in Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.95% or 295.00 to 7180.00. Shares in Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.98% or 25.00 to 815.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.12% or 1.53 to $1293.93 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.57% or 1.21 to hit $48.30 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.92% or 1.49 to trade at $52.52 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.12% to 1.2852, while EUR/GBP rose 0.33% to 0.9140.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 93.45.