Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Tobacco and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which rose 3.31% or 22.00 points to trade at 686.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON:DLGD) added 2.42% or 8.60 points to end at 364.30 and Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML) was up 2.32% or 42.00 points to 1853.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 1.88% or 23.00 points to trade at 1199.00 at the close. Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) declined 1.69% or 3.00 points to end at 174.50 and EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) was down 1.64% or 21.00 points to 1263.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 982 to 936 and 469 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.69% or 3.00 to 174.50.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 3.77 to $1276.97 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.01% or 1.53 to hit $49.26 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.81% or 1.60 to trade at $55.40 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.49% to 1.3054, while EUR/GBP rose 0.68% to 0.8987.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.68.