Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.07% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO), which rose 1.54% or 58.50 points to trade at 3858.00 at the close. Meanwhile, WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) added 1.20% or 2.60 points to end at 219.20 and AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) was up 1.07% or 53.00 points to 4998.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 3.22% or 37.00 points to trade at 1111.00 at the close. BT Group PLC (LON:BT) declined 2.52% or 6.90 points to end at 267.35 and Old Mutual PLC (LON:OML) was down 1.27% or 2.90 points to 224.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1172 to 882 and 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.54% or 58.50 to 3858.00.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.37% or 4.80 to $1296.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $59.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.20% or 0.13 to trade at $65.86 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.37% to 1.3452, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 92.30.