Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Tobacco, Forestry & Paper and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ), which rose 4.73% or 71.50 points to trade at 1584.50 at the close. Meanwhile, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) added 2.58% or 124.00 points to end at 4928.00 and British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) was up 2.26% or 112.00 points to 5062.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 4.17% or 15.80 points to trade at 363.20 at the close. Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) declined 3.57% or 6.95 points to end at 187.95 and Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) was down 3.25% or 24.00 points to 714.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1102 to 897 and 140 ended unchanged.
Shares in EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.73% or 71.50 to 1584.50. Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.17% or 15.80 to 363.20. Shares in InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.58% or 124.00 to 4928.00.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.56% or 7.40 to $1334.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.02% or 0.65 to hit $63.30 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.01% or 0.70 to trade at $68.61 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.24% to 1.3864, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8828.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 90.33.