Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Electrical and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.39% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were St. James’s Place PLC (LON:SJP), which rose 4.07% or 46.00 points to trade at 1176.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) added 2.67% or 40.00 points to end at 1536.00 and Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) was up 2.65% or 49.00 points to 1896.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which fell 2.17% or 4.20 points to trade at 189.40 at the close. HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA) declined 1.50% or 11.40 points to end at 747.00 and Provident Financial (LON:PFG) was down 1.44% or 11.50 points to 789.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1099 to 831 and 457 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) rose to all time highs; rising 2.67% or 40.00 to 1536.00. Shares in Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.65% or 49.00 to 1896.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.47% or 6.06 to $1294.96 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.82% or 0.42 to hit $50.88 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.38 to trade at $56.56 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.06% to 1.3228, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8952.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 92.92.