Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.32% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which rose 3.30% or 6.30 points to trade at 197.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) added 3.17% or 54.00 points to end at 1757.40 and Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was up 3.16% or 10.95 points to 357.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB), which fell 6.27% or 455.00 points to trade at 6800.00 at the close. J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) declined 3.02% or 9.50 points to end at 305.00 and Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON:DLGD) was down 2.79% or 10.50 points to 365.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1226 to 772 and 293 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1306.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.45% or 0.30 to hit $67.55 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $73.12 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.14% to 1.3595, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8798.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 92.48.