Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Construction & Materials, Mining and General Industrial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Randgold Resources Ltd (LONDON:RRS), which rose 5.51% or 206.00 points to trade at 3946.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresnillo PLC (LONDON:FRES) added 3.41% or 20.50 points to end at 621.00 and Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LONDON:IMT) was up 1.94% or 66.00 points to 3465.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN), which fell 9.62% or 10.4900 points to trade at 98.6100 at the close. Smiths Group PLC (LONDON:SMIN) declined 6.16% or 64.00 points to end at 975.00 and Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) was down 5.09% or 33.50 points to 624.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1650 to 518 and 423 ended unchanged.
Shares in Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN) fell to all time lows; losing 9.62% or 10.4900 to 98.6100. Shares in Smiths Group PLC (LONDON:SMIN) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.16% or 64.00 to 975.00. Shares in Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LONDON:IMT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.94% or 66.00 to 3465.00. Shares in Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.09% or 33.50 to 624.60.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.86% or 21.00 to $1152.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.72% or 0.32 to hit $44.80 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.42 to trade at $48.17 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.03% to 1.5251, while EUR/GBP rose 0.55% to 0.7376.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.46% at 95.95.