Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Household Goods & Home Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW), which rose 3.69% or 7.20 points to trade at 202.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Capita PLC (LON:CPI) added 3.38% or 4.25 points to end at 130.10 and EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) was up 3.32% or 56.00 points to 1741.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD), which fell 4.26% or 8.82 points to trade at 198.38 at the close. Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) declined 3.38% or 43.50 points to end at 1243.00 and Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) was down 2.81% or 19.80 points to 684.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1019 to 940 and 327 ended unchanged.
Shares in EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.32% or 56.00 to 1741.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 2.00% or 26.40 to $1291.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.34% or 0.24 to hit $70.72 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.52 to trade at $78.75 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.35% to 1.3509, while EUR/GBP fell 0.27% to 0.8776.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 93.03.