Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:), which rose 10.69% or 13.70 points to trade at 141.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Tesco PLC (LON:) added 2.00% or 6.80 points to end at 346.60 and Frasers Group PLC (LON:) was up 1.90% or 16.00 points to 860.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Legal & General Group PLC (LON:), which fell 2.81% or 6.50 points to trade at 224.50 at the close. Glencore PLC (LON:) declined 1.94% or 8.00 points to end at 405.30 and Anglo American PLC (LON:) was down 1.80% or 41.00 points to 2,236.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 882 to 829 and 757 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tesco PLC (LON:) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.00% or 6.80 to 346.60.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.12% or 28.60 to $2,518.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.35 to hit $73.28 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.85% or 1.41 to trade at $77.46 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.31, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 101.34.
