Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the General Industrial, Automobiles & Parts and Tobacco sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.86% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB), which rose 3.90% or 20.60 points to trade at 549.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) added 3.10% or 81.0 points to end at 2694.0 and Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) was up 3.06% or 28.00 points to 941.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tui AG (LON:TUIT), which fell 6.32% or 56.00 points to trade at 830.80 at the close. Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) declined 1.92% or 4.30 points to end at 219.20 and WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) was down 1.40% or 3.35 points to 236.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1181 to 875 and 324 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tui AG (LON:TUIT) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.32% or 56.00 to 830.80.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.12% or 1.55 to $1315.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.20% or 1.17 to hit $54.27 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.11% or 1.32 to trade at $63.74 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.20% to 1.2865, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8772.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 96.812.