Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Construction & Materials and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which rose 2.36% or 4.50 points to trade at 195.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Shire PLC (LON:SHP) added 1.95% or 78.00 points to end at 4088.00 and SKY PLC (LON:SKYB) was up 1.81% or 25.00 points to 1405.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU), which fell 6.17% or 48.60 points to trade at 739.20 at the close. Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) declined 3.75% or 20.20 points to end at 517.80 and Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN) was down 3.06% or 80.00 points to 2530.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1355 to 623 and 334 ended unchanged.
Shares in Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.75% or 20.20 to 517.80. Shares in SKY PLC (LON:SKYB) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.81% or 25.00 to 1405.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.37% or 4.70 to $1269.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $65.61 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.42% or 1.06 to trade at $73.68 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.56% to 1.3247, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.8757.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 94.57.