Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas Producers and Banks sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 fell 2.35%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Royal Mail (LONDON:RMG), which rose 1.47% or 6.30 points to trade at 434.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Tesco (LONDON:TSCO) added 0.94% or 2.00 points to end at 214.00 and Hammerson Plc (LONDON:HMSO) was up 0.64% or 4.00 points to 631.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Glencore Xstrata Plc (LONDON:GLEN), which fell 9.28% or 24.95 points to trade at 244.00 at the close. Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) declined 8.99% or 103.00 points to end at 1042.50 and Coca Cola HBC AG (LONDON:CCH) was down 6.06% or 69.0 points to 1069.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1627 to 456 and 372 ended unchanged.
Shares in Glencore Xstrata Plc (LONDON:GLEN) fell to all time lows; losing 9.28% or 24.95 to 244.00. Shares in Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.99% or 103.00 to 1042.50. Shares in Hammerson Plc (LONDON:HMSO) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.64% or 4.00 to 631.00. Shares in Coca Cola HBC AG (LONDON:CCH) fell to all time lows; down 6.06% or 69.0 to 1069.0.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.39% or 4.80 to $1239.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in February fell 0.41% or 0.19 to hit $45.70 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 1.60% or 0.77 to trade at $47.05 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.48% to 1.5232, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.7750.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 92.14.