Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Forestry & Paper and Mobile Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.21% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Provident Financial (LON:PFG), which rose 3.66% or 24.00 points to trade at 679.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) added 3.58% or 45.50 points to end at 1315.50 and Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) was up 3.31% or 22.00 points to 686.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 4.64% or 6.35 points to trade at 130.60 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) declined 2.86% or 8.60 points to end at 291.80 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was down 2.50% or 35.00 points to 1364.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1113 to 887 and 321 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.20 to $1292.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.59% or 0.43 to hit $72.78 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.11% or 0.88 to trade at $80.10 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.08% to 1.3437, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8770.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.47.