Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Fixed Line Telecommunications and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.03% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were DCC (LON:DCC), which rose 1.90% or 130.0 points to trade at 6990.0 at the close. Meanwhile, BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) added 1.88% or 12.000 points to end at 650.500 and BT Group PLC (LON:BT) was up 1.87% or 6.150 points to 334.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 9.12% or 51.50 points to trade at 513.50 at the close. Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) declined 6.13% or 96.00 points to end at 1469.00 and Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) was down 3.55% or 11.00 points to 299.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1046 to 901 and 451 ended unchanged.
Shares in BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) rose to all time highs; rising 1.88% or 12.000 to 650.500.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.44% or 18.00 to $1232.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.88% or 1.01 to hit $52.82 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.83% or 1.03 to trade at $55.33 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.23% to 1.2266, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8569.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 102.14.