Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Food Producers and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW), which rose 1.93% or 3.70 points to trade at 195.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG) added 1.86% or 7.00 points to end at 383.60 and Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) was up 1.31% or 4.00 points to 309.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 6.37% or 91.00 points to trade at 1338.00 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) declined 4.11% or 310.00 points to end at 7240.00 and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) was down 3.99% or 176.00 points to 4235.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1032 to 853 and 451 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.37% or 91.00 to 1338.00. Shares in Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.11% or 310.00 to 7240.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.35% or 4.48 to $1260.22 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $49.37 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $52.38 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.47% to 1.2974, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.9041.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 93.66.