Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Food Producers, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and General Industrial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.46% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which rose 4.55% or 55.00 points to trade at 1263.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) added 3.21% or 36.00 points to end at 1156.50 and BP PLC (LON:BP) was up 1.53% or 7.10 points to 469.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 3.95% or 5.95 points to trade at 144.70 at the close. Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO) declined 3.24% or 31.00 points to end at 925.00 and Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) was down 2.98% or 220.00 points to 7155.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1189 to 754 and 148 ended unchanged.
Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.95% or 5.95 to 144.70.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.37% or 5.00 to $1354.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.74% or 0.49 to hit $65.39 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.59% or 0.41 to trade at $69.40 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.73% to 1.4234, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8742.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.