Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.02% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Provident Financial PLC (LON:PFG), which rose 1.88% or 9.40 points to trade at 509.40 at the close. Meanwhile, BP PLC (LON:BP) added 1.69% or 9.60 points to end at 578.20 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (LON:RDSa) was up 1.19% or 29.50 points to 2505.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which fell 2.55% or 8.20 points to trade at 313.10 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) declined 2.27% or 142.00 points to end at 6128.00 and Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) was down 2.16% or 5.50 points to 249.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1118 to 976 and 359 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.47% or 6.15 to $1301.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.78% or 1.12 to hit $64.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.66 to trade at $71.00 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.29% to 1.3074, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 96.602.