Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the General Retailers, Tobacco and Food Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.33% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO), which rose 5.24% or 28.40 points to trade at 570.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 2.88% or 27.20 points to end at 971.80 and London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) was up 2.83% or 114.00 points to 4150.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF), which fell 10.69% or 36.10 points to trade at 301.60 at the close. Intu Properties PLC (LON:INTUP) declined 4.31% or 9.30 points to end at 206.70 and Provident Financial (LON:PFG) was down 3.15% or 29.00 points to 892.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1156 to 793 and 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) rose to all time highs; up 2.83% or 114.00 to 4150.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.72% or 9.50 to $1321.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.27% or 1.44 to hit $64.98 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.48% or 1.67 to trade at $69.09 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.53% to 1.4072, while EUR/GBP fell 0.35% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 89.80.