Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Industrial Metals & Mining and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.35% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which rose 2.15% or 49.00 points to trade at 2324.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) added 1.84% or 15.80 points to end at 872.70 and Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) was up 1.55% or 19.00 points to 1245.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD), which fell 3.72% or 11.500 points to trade at 297.300 at the close. Inmarsat PLC (LON:ISA) declined 1.84% or 16.00 points to end at 854.00 and Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) was down 1.68% or 2.7000 points to 157.8000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1213 to 847 and 473 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) rose to all time highs; up 1.55% or 19.00 to 1245.00.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.37% or 4.95 to $1348.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.65% or 1.18 to hit $45.67 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.62% or 1.23 to trade at $48.20 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.31% to 1.2874, while EUR/GBP rose 0.59% to 0.8695.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 95.51.