Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Mining and Banks sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 fell 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Group 4 Securicor Plc (LONDON:GFS), which rose 3.28% or 9.30 points to trade at 293.20 at the close. Meanwhile, easyJet Plc (LONDON:EZJ) added 2.63% or 46.00 points to end at 1798.00 and Shire Plc (LONDON:SHP) was up 2.47% or 125.00 points to 5190.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Standard Chartered (LONDON:STAN), which fell 4.66% or 45.40 points to trade at 928.10 at the close. HSBC Holdings Plc (LONDON:HSBA) declined 4.63% or 28.00 points to end at 577.20 and Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) was down 3.89% or 48.50 points to 1198.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1140 to 912 and 415 ended unchanged.
Shares in Group 4 Securicor Plc (LONDON:GFS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.28% or 9.30 to 293.20. Shares in HSBC Holdings Plc (LONDON:HSBA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.63% or 28.00 to 577.20.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.50% or 6.00 to $1198.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 3.25% or 1.65 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 1.60% or 0.96 to trade at $59.26 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.45% to 1.5465, while EUR/GBP fell 0.72% to 0.7332.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 94.64.