Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Forestry & Paper, Electronic & Electrical Equipment and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were ITV PLC (LON:ITV), which rose 2.44% or 4.30 points to trade at 180.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) added 2.13% or 31.00 points to end at 1488.00 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 2.01% or 23.50 points to 1195.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB), which fell 2.95% or 225.00 points to trade at 7410.00 at the close. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) declined 2.55% or 40.5 points to end at 1545.5 and Sage Group PLC (LON:SGE) was down 1.21% or 8.50 points to 692.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1120 to 824 and 455 ended unchanged.
Shares in Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.95% or 225.00 to 7410.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.28% or 3.50 to $1248.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.55% or 0.74 to hit $48.63 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.64 to trade at $50.84 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.17% to 1.3049, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8916.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 94.01.