Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Tobacco, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Real Estate Investment Trusts REITs sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO), which rose 9.75% or 18.40 points to trade at 207.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) added 2.68% or 8.80 points to end at 337.70 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 2.50% or 24.70 points to 1011.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU), which fell 4.37% or 43.50 points to trade at 951.00 at the close. Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS) declined 3.96% or 290.00 points to end at 7040.00 and Intu Properties PLC (LON:INTUP) was down 3.59% or 10.80 points to 290.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1430 to 961 and 403 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.75% or 18.40 to 207.10. Shares in Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.50% or 24.70 to 1011.00.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.24% or 3.05 to $1266.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.32% or 1.13 to hit $49.82 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.06% or 1.05 to trade at $51.92 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.16% to 1.2745, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8788.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.18.