Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Transportation, General Retailers and Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF), which rose 11.23% or 32.60 points to trade at 322.90 at the close. Meanwhile, EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) added 6.18% or 30.10 points to end at 517.40 and JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD) was up 3.50% or 5.40 points to 159.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES), which fell 4.68% or 62.50 points to trade at 1,273.00 at the close. British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) declined 2.36% or 70.00 points to end at 2,900.00 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was down 1.95% or 38.00 points to 1,915.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1063 to 730 and 669 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.23% or 32.60 to 322.90.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.68% or 17.65 to $2,591.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.70% or 1.17 to hit $70.19 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.42% or 1.03 to trade at $73.78 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.41% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.60.