Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Media and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 added 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were SKY PLC (LONDON:SKYB), which rose 5.04% or 53.00 points to trade at 1105.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ARM Holdings (LONDON:ARM) added 3.91% or 45.00 points to end at 1195.00 and Intercontinental Hotels Group (LONDON:IHG) was up 3.37% or 94.00 points to 2880.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Associated British Foods (LONDON:ABF), which fell 5.27% or 151.00 points to trade at 2712.00 at the close. Petrofac (LONDON:PFC) declined 4.16% or 38.00 points to end at 874.50 and Weir Group (LONDON:WEIR) was down 3.60% or 68.00 points to 1822.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1626 to 937 and 469 ended unchanged.
Shares in SKY PLC (LONDON:SKYB) rose to all time highs; rising 5.04% or 53.00 to 1105.00. Shares in Intercontinental Hotels Group (LONDON:IHG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.37% or 94.00 to 2880.00.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.39% or 4.60 to $1198.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.79% or 0.46 to hit $57.42 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.77 to trade at $62.69 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.33% to 1.4955, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.7191.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 98.02.