Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Forestry & Paper and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN), which rose 5.71% or 83.50 points to trade at 1545.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) added 3.66% or 62.00 points to end at 1758.00 and Diageo PLC (LON:DGE) was up 1.37% or 40.00 points to 2965.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tui AG (LON:TUIT), which fell 19.38% or 229.40 points to trade at 954.60 at the close. WPP PLC (LON:WPP) declined 8.38% or 73.20 points to end at 800.40 and Capita PLC (LON:CPI) was down 5.39% or 6.40 points to 112.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1506 to 554 and 326 ended unchanged.
Shares in Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN) rose to all time highs; up 5.71% or 83.50 to 1545.00. Shares in Tui AG (LON:TUIT) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.38% or 229.40 to 954.60. Shares in Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.66% or 62.00 to 1758.00. Shares in WPP PLC (LON:WPP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.38% or 73.20 to 800.40.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.00% or 0.05 to $1314.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 3.70% or 2.00 to hit $52.01 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 2.92% or 1.83 to trade at $60.86 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.30% to 1.2971, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8754.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.238.