Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrial Transportation, Electrical and Electronic & Electrical Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which rose 2.39% or 3.80 points to trade at 162.70 at the close. Meanwhile, British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) added 2.04% or 95.50 points to end at 4784.50 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 1.84% or 25.00 points to 1384.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK), which fell 4.04% or 65.00 points to trade at 1544.00 at the close. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) declined 3.92% or 17.30 points to end at 424.60 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was down 2.65% or 78.00 points to 2870.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1254 to 823 and 150 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.77% or 9.83 to $1283.03 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.78% or 1.02 to hit $58.42 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.82% or 1.14 to trade at $63.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.23% to 1.3498, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8822.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 92.75.