Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Electrical and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF), which rose 2.72% or 8.30 points to trade at 313.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) added 1.43% or 22.00 points to end at 1556.00 and Provident Financial (LON:PFG) was up 1.40% or 12.50 points to 902.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK), which fell 5.52% or 83.5 points to trade at 1429.0 at the close. Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) declined 4.37% or 45.00 points to end at 986.00 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was down 3.72% or 43.00 points to 1114.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1208 to 788 and 382 ended unchanged.
Shares in GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.52% or 83.5 to 1429.0. Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) rose to all time highs; rising 1.43% or 22.00 to 1556.00. Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.72% or 43.00 to 1114.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.47 to $1279.77 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.86% or 0.45 to hit $52.02 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.31 to trade at $58.02 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.94% to 1.3260, while EUR/GBP fell 0.57% to 0.8905.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 93.54.