Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electrical, Fixed Line Telecommunications and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 1.26% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which rose 3.86% or 32.20 points to trade at 867.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Sage Group PLC (LON:SGE) added 3.53% or 20.00 points to end at 587.00 and Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS) was up 2.94% or 190.00 points to 6660.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO), which fell 5.22% or 72.00 points to trade at 1308.50 at the close. Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) declined 5.18% or 6.35 points to end at 116.20 and Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) was down 4.66% or 49.50 points to 1012.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1380 to 606 and 330 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.18% or 6.35 to 116.20.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.77% or 9.75 to $1279.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 3.39% or 1.58 to hit $45.03 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 3.51% or 1.94 to trade at $53.35 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.01% to 1.2631, while EUR/GBP rose 0.61% to 0.9042.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 96.162.