Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Tobacco, General Retailers and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Informa Plc (LON:INF), which rose 3.12% or 22.20 points to trade at 732.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB) added 2.63% or 15.80 points to end at 616.20 and Shire PLC (LON:SHP) was up 1.95% or 90.00 points to 4702.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS), which fell 10.62% or 352.00 points to trade at 2962.50 at the close. Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) declined 5.41% or 13.80 points to end at 241.30 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) was down 4.32% or 37.20 points to 823.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1418 to 662 and 289 ended unchanged.
Shares in British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.62% or 352.00 to 2962.50. Shares in Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.41% or 13.80 to 241.30. Shares in Shire PLC (LON:SHP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.95% or 90.00 to 4702.50.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.20% or 2.40 to $1204.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.20% or 0.72 to hit $60.91 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.31% or 0.92 to trade at $71.10 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.88% to 1.2857, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8752.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 97.28.