Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Electronic & Electrical Equipment and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were GKN PLC (LON:GKN), which rose 9.46% or 40.00 points to trade at 463.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) added 5.11% or 29.20 points to end at 601.00 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was up 4.09% or 47.50 points to 1208.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 4.60% or 6.95 points to trade at 144.05 at the close. Prudential PLC (LON:PRU) declined 3.29% or 60.50 points to end at 1778.50 and Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) was down 1.99% or 29.50 points to 1455.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1182 to 774 and 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in GKN PLC (LON:GKN) rose to all time highs; rising 9.46% or 40.00 to 463.00. Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.60% or 6.95 to 144.05.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.06% or 0.80 to $1323.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.54% or 0.35 to hit $64.73 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.32 to trade at $69.08 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.35% to 1.4028, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8766.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 89.77.