Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Tobacco and Mobile Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF), which rose 5.88% or 20.60 points to trade at 371.20 at the close. Meanwhile, SKY PLC (LON:SKYB) added 2.37% or 24.00 points to end at 1037.00 and Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) was up 2.02% or 62.50 points to 3165.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD), which fell 5.64% or 21.400 points to trade at 357.800 at the close. Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) declined 5.39% or 29.80 points to end at 523.50 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) was down 4.43% or 44.00 points to 950.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1084 to 1028 and 457 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.64% or 21.400 to 357.800. Shares in Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) rose to all time highs; up 2.02% or 62.50 to 3165.00.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.99% or 24.80 to $1223.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 3.09% or 1.28 to hit $40.17 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.44% or 1.02 to trade at $40.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.80% to 1.4095, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.7928.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 96.15.