Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the rose 0.40% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:), which rose 15.65% or 18.20 points to trade at 134.50 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:) added 3.06% or 5.25 points to end at 176.75 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:) was up 2.82% or 12.90 points to 469.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included M&G Plc (LON:), which lost 6.09% or 14.30 points to trade at 220.50 in late trade. Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:) declined 4.97% or 51.90 points to end at 991.60 and Severn Trent PLC (LON:) shed 2.76% or 70.00 points to 2,470.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 6 to 1 and 4 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.96% or 21.55 to $2,259.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.39% or 1.16 to hit $84.33 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.98% or 0.85 to trade at $87.85 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.61% to 1.25, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 104.79.
