Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Software & Computer Services and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Antofagasta (LONDON:ANTO), which rose 3.46% or 24.75 points to trade at 739.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Ashtead Group (LONDON:AHT) added 2.85% or 30.50 points to end at 1100.50 and London Stock Exchange Group (LONDON:LSE) was up 2.38% or 57.50 points to 2470.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Smiths Group (LONDON:SMIN), which fell 2.67% or 31.00 points to trade at 1131.00 at the close. BG Group (LONDON:BG) declined 2.57% or 22.45 points to end at 850.85 and Barratt Developments Plc (LONDON:BDEV) was down 1.68% or 9.00 points to 527.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1216 to 932 and 352 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.30% or 15.60 to $1185.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.82% or 0.40 to hit $48.47 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.50% or 0.84 to trade at $55.56 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.69% to 1.4790, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.7314.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.72% at 98.32.