© Reuters. U.K. shares lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.52%
Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the fell 0.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Experian PLC (LON:), which rose 2.37% or 74.00 points to trade at 3,200.00 at the close. Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:) added 1.91% or 37.00 points to end at 1,970.00 and Compass Group PLC (LON:) was up 1.37% or 30.00 points to 2,220.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:), which lost 5.25% or 5.95 points to trade at 107.35 in late trade. Fresnillo PLC (LON:) declined 4.63% or 24.40 points to end at 502.80 and Rightmove PLC (LON:) shed 3.90% or 22.00 points to 542.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1319 to 786 and 369 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.78% or 16.05 to $2,035.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $72.76 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.32 to trade at $78.47 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.63% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.90% at 103.07.
