Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Tobacco and Mobile Telecommunications sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Shire PLC (LON:SHP), which rose 4.63% or 178.50 points to trade at 4034.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) added 3.40% or 71.00 points to end at 2158.00 and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) was up 3.27% or 22.20 points to 700.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which fell 2.44% or 32.00 points to trade at 1277.00 at the close. British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) declined 2.03% or 79.00 points to end at 3809.00 and J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) was down 1.96% or 5.90 points to 295.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1181 to 780 and 311 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.40% or 71.00 to 2158.00. Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.27% or 22.20 to 700.20.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.08% or 1.00 to $1315.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.53% or 1.79 to hit $68.94 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.03% or 1.55 to trade at $74.62 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.09% to 1.3546, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8770.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.85.