Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, General Retailers and Forestry & Paper sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 2.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were BHP Group PLC (LON:BHPB), which rose 2.67% or 43.20 points to trade at 1659.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) added 2.37% or 87.00 points to end at 3762.50 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was up 2.31% or 18.00 points to 796.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Next PLC (LON:NXT), which fell 4.63% or 201.00 points to trade at 4137.00 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) declined 4.59% or 12.10 points to end at 251.30 and EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) was down 4.58% or 50.50 points to 1051.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1459 to 569 and 338 ended unchanged.
Shares in Next PLC (LON:NXT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.63% or 201.00 to 4137.00. Shares in Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.59% or 12.10 to 251.30. Shares in EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.58% or 50.50 to 1051.50.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.47% or 5.80 to $1247.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.87% or 0.96 to hit $50.51 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.88% or 0.53 to trade at $59.75 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.15% to 1.2603, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.8997.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 96.657.