Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Electrical and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.59% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which rose 2.83% or 9.20 points to trade at 334.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) added 2.70% or 38.00 points to end at 1446.00 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was up 2.38% or 67.00 points to 2877.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ITV PLC (LON:ITV), which fell 2.29% or 4.60 points to trade at 196.20 at the close. Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) declined 1.77% or 13.00 points to end at 721.00 and Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) was down 1.74% or 15.50 points to 874.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1100 to 888 and 407 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.70% or 38.00 to 1446.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.43% or 5.29 to $1221.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.42% or 1.57 to hit $47.45 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.12% or 1.52 to trade at $50.25 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.04% to 1.2931, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.8404.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 99.48.