Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Construction & Materials and Household Goods & Home Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.72% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT), which rose 4.59% or 152.00 points to trade at 3460.00 at the close. Meanwhile, BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) added 1.75% or 10.20 points to end at 594.00 and Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) was up 1.47% or 12.60 points to 872.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 47.53% or 165.30 points to trade at 182.50 at the close. Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) declined 3.49% or 35.00 points to end at 967.00 and Shire PLC (LON:SHP) was down 2.89% or 99.00 points to 3327.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1037 to 904 and 143 ended unchanged.
Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 47.53% or 165.30 to 182.50. Shares in Shire PLC (LON:SHP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.89% or 99.00 to 3327.50.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.35% or 4.70 to $1340.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $64.48 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.08 to trade at $68.60 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.28% to 1.4186, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8760.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 88.90.