Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Gas, Water & Multiutilities, Automobiles & Parts and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 1.09% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS), which rose 3.18% or 212.00 points to trade at 6886.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) added 2.79% or 8.70 points to end at 320.40 and Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) was up 2.58% or 27.50 points to 1092.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Grid PLC (LON:NG), which fell 9.17% or 76.60 points to trade at 758.70 at the close. Provident Financial PLC (LON:PFG) declined 3.76% or 22.60 points to end at 578.60 and Shire PLC (LON:SHP) was down 3.56% or 161.50 points to 4371.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1294 to 791 and 289 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.06% or 0.80 to $1252.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 4.92% or 2.47 to hit $47.73 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 3.74% or 2.23 to trade at $57.38 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.29% to 1.2654, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8984.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.477.