Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.78% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL), which rose 8.49% or 58.90 points to trade at 752.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 7.55% or 34.60 points to end at 492.80 and Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was up 7.50% or 11.8500 points to 169.9000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tui AG (LON:TUIT), which fell 1.78% or 19.00 points to trade at 1046.00 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) declined 1.74% or 7.70 points to end at 434.80 and Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) was down 1.46% or 7.400 points to 499.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1408 to 641 and 443 ended unchanged.
Shares in Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.46% or 7.400 to 499.600.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.60% or 19.70 to $1254.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.65% or 1.09 to hit $42.28 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.24% or 0.96 to trade at $43.87 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.75% to 1.4385, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.7905.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 94.00.