Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Tobacco and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which rose 3.49% or 42.50 points to trade at 1261.00 at the close. Meanwhile, United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) added 3.19% or 22.80 points to end at 737.60 and British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) was up 3.00% or 115.50 points to 3965.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Legal & General Group PLC (LON:LGEN), which fell 4.06% or 11.30 points to trade at 267.10 at the close. Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) declined 2.04% or 26.00 points to end at 1251.00 and Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was down 1.90% or 7.15 points to 370.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1202 to 722 and 136 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.37% or 4.90 to $1317.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $67.92 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.36 to trade at $74.36 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.05% to 1.3924, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.8700.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 91.30.