Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Forestry & Paper, Beverage and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.88% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Pearson PLC (LON:PSON), which rose 7.66% or 63.60 points to trade at 893.60 at the close. Meanwhile, International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) added 5.84% or 37.40 points to end at 678.00 and Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) was up 5.00% or 10.20 points to 214.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which fell 2.33% or 31.00 points to trade at 1298.00 at the close. Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (LON:SLA) declined 1.47% or 5.40 points to end at 362.30 and The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKGH) was down 1.14% or 47.00 points to 4076.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1136 to 773 and 352 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.66% or 63.60 to 893.60. Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) rose to all time highs; up 5.84% or 37.40 to 678.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.05% or 0.70 to $1312.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.05% or 1.40 to hit $69.83 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.74% or 1.28 to trade at $74.90 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.32% to 1.3533, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8825.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 92.51.