Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Household Goods & Home Construction and General Retailers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.71% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were DS Smith PLC (LON:SMDS), which rose 14.27% or 68.10 points to trade at 545.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR) added 6.25% or 236.00 points to end at 4,015.00 and Shell PLC (LON:SHEL) was up 3.53% or 88.00 points to 2,578.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN), which fell 12.48% or 137.00 points to trade at 961.00 at the close. Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN) declined 7.47% or 118.50 points to end at 1,467.00 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) was down 6.70% or 10.50 points to 146.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1258 to 578 and 619 ended unchanged.
Shares in DS Smith PLC (LON:SMDS) rose to 5-year highs; up 14.27% or 68.10 to 545.50. Shares in Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.25% or 236.00 to 4,015.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.74% or 48.85 to $2,751.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.76% or 0.52 to hit $69.13 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.48 to trade at $72.64 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.74% to 1.29, while EUR/GBP rose 0.79% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.00.