Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Chemicals and General Retailers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were 3I Group PLC (LON:III), which rose 2.23% or 67.00 points to trade at 3,066.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) added 1.26% or 1.50 points to end at 120.10 and Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG) was up 1.22% or 8.50 points to 708.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD), which fell 5.42% or 6.85 points to trade at 119.50 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) declined 2.52% or 7.40 points to end at 286.50 and Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) was down 2.44% or 22.00 points to 877.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 911 to 885 and 709 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.22% or 8.50 to 708.00. Shares in Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.44% or 22.00 to 877.80.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.16% or 3.80 to $2,340.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $81.65 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.11 to trade at $85.15 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.55.