Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Aerospace & Defense and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT), which rose 4.83% or 77.00 points to trade at 1672.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ITV PLC (LON:ITV) added 2.55% or 3.90 points to end at 156.90 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was up 2.39% or 77.00 points to 3293.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 3.30% or 42.00 points to trade at 1231.00 at the close. Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) declined 2.28% or 4.10 points to end at 175.70 and EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) was down 1.99% or 24.00 points to 1182.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1286 to 657 and 442 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.28% or 4.10 to 175.70. Shares in Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.39% or 77.00 to 3293.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.39% or 5.10 to $1313.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.17% or 0.08 to hit $46.52 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.39% or 0.20 to trade at $51.46 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.09% to 1.2933, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.9219.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 92.64.