Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering and Electronic & Electrical Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.77% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV), which rose 2.39% or 14.00 points to trade at 600.00 at the close. Meanwhile, RSA Insurance Group PLC (LON:RSA) added 2.25% or 12.00 points to end at 546.40 and Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) was up 2.15% or 47.00 points to 2227.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrica PLC (LON:CNA), which fell 10.29% or 10.80 points to trade at 94.20 at the close. Informa PLC (LON:INF) declined 4.58% or 36.00 points to end at 750.00 and ITV PLC (LON:ITV) was down 3.92% or 4.85 points to 118.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1519 to 567 and 291 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.29% or 10.80 to 94.20. Shares in ITV PLC (LON:ITV) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.92% or 4.85 to 118.75.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.25% or 3.15 to $1284.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.68% or 0.42 to hit $61.70 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.09 to trade at $70.28 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.15% to 1.3025, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8614.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 97.197.