Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Forestry & Paper and Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Schroders PLC (LON:SDR), which rose 2.15% or 68.00 points to trade at 3225.00 at the close. Meanwhile, BAE Systems PLC (LON:BAES) added 2.02% or 12.50 points to end at 630.00 and BHP Billiton PLC (LON:BLT) was up 1.69% or 21.00 points to 1263.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shire PLC (LON:SHP), which fell 3.19% or 138.00 points to trade at 4186.50 at the close. Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) declined 2.73% or 39.00 points to end at 1388.00 and Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) was down 2.42% or 6.90 points to 278.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1044 to 838 and 472 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shire PLC (LON:SHP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.19% or 138.00 to 4186.50. Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.73% or 39.00 to 1388.00. Shares in Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.42% or 6.90 to 278.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.36 to $1212.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.72% or 0.32 to hit $44.55 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.33 to trade at $47.04 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.08% to 1.2881, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8849.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 95.82.