Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Tobacco and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Royal Dutch Shell PLC (LON:RDSb), which rose 2.95% or 61.0 points to trade at 2126.5 at the close. Meanwhile, GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) added 2.75% or 44.000 points to end at 1645.000 and British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) was up 2.66% or 130.50 points to 5035.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV), which fell 9.79% or 38.000 points to trade at 350.300 at the close. Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) declined 7.52% or 23.30 points to end at 286.70 and Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN) was down 7.18% or 103.00 points to 1332.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1648 to 534 and 356 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC (LON:RDSb) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.95% or 61.0 to 2126.5. Shares in Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.79% or 38.000 to 350.300. Shares in GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.75% or 44.000 to 1645.000. Shares in Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.52% or 23.30 to 286.70. Shares in British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.66% or 130.50 to 5035.00.
Gold for August delivery was up 1.20% or 16.05 to $1355.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 4.41% or 2.16 to hit $46.83 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.13% or 2.07 to trade at $48.03 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 1.93% to 1.3030, while EUR/GBP rose 1.32% to 0.8502.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 96.18.