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U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 1.11%

Published 08/31/2018, 12:15 PM
Updated 08/31/2018, 12:16 PM
© Reuters. U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 1.11%
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Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 1.11% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB), which rose 14.33% or 576.00 points to trade at 4596.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Capita PLC (LON:CPI) added 3.81% or 5.45 points to end at 148.50 and Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) was up 1.81% or 20.50 points to 1150.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sage Group PLC (LON:SGE), which fell 7.78% or 50.20 points to trade at 595.40 at the close. Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) declined 3.08% or 71.00 points to end at 2236.00 and Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was down 2.90% or 9.35 points to 313.55.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1229 to 703 and 385 ended unchanged.

Shares in Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB) rose to 52-week highs; rising 14.33% or 576.00 to 4596.00. Shares in Sage Group PLC (LON:SGE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.78% or 50.20 to 595.40.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1205.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.60% or 0.42 to hit $69.83 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.41% or 0.32 to trade at $77.70 a barrel.

GBP/USD was down 0.46% to 1.2954, while EUR/GBP fell 0.19% to 0.8950.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 95.11.

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