Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Aerospace & Defense, General Retailers and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Carnival PLC (LON:CCL), which rose 1.71% or 83.00 points to trade at 4947.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) added 1.23% or 60.00 points to end at 4930.00 and Diageo PLC (LON:DGE) was up 0.82% or 21.00 points to 2580.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB), which fell 7.32% or 59.50 points to trade at 753.00 at the close. Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) declined 4.45% or 115.0 points to end at 2470.0 and BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) was down 3.42% or 19.00 points to 537.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1392 to 566 and 450 ended unchanged.
Shares in Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.32% or 59.50 to 753.00. Shares in BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.42% or 19.00 to 537.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 4.26 to $1278.46 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $56.80 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.44% or 0.28 to trade at $63.24 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.72% to 1.3097, while EUR/GBP rose 0.66% to 0.8900.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 94.48.