Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Automobiles & Parts and Real Estate Investment Trusts REITs sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC), which rose 1.73% or 4.00 points to trade at 235.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) added 1.46% or 4.20 points to end at 291.90 and Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) was up 1.32% or 1.80 points to 137.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO), which fell 3.24% or 9.40 points to trade at 281.00 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) declined 2.59% or 4.35 points to end at 163.85 and Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) was down 2.43% or 360.00 points to 14,440.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1094 to 705 and 696 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.24% or 9.40 to 281.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.77% or 17.95 to $2,312.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.21% or 0.17 to hit $80.66 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $84.17 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.45% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 105.67.