Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the lost 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Beazley PLC (LON:), which rose 10.75% or 68.50 points to trade at 705.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:) added 8.26% or 152.00 points to end at 1,992.00 and Entain PLC (LON:) was up 5.08% or 26.60 points to 550.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:), which fell 7.44% or 635.00 points to trade at 7,900.00 at the close. United Utilities Group PLC (LON:) declined 4.37% or 44.20 points to end at 967.80 and BT Group PLC (LON:) was down 4.01% or 5.45 points to 130.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1038 to 732 and 706 ended unchanged.
Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.44% or 635.00 to 7,900.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.12% or 27.30 to $2,459.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.98% or 0.74 to hit $75.97 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.63% or 0.49 to trade at $78.82 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.27, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.07.
