Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas Producers and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.73% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were BHP Billiton PLC (LON:BLT), which rose 2.80% or 34.50 points to trade at 1267.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell PLC B (LON:RDSb) added 2.75% or 59.50 points to end at 2227.00 and Shire PLC (LON:SHP) was up 2.44% or 127.00 points to 5323.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN), which fell 2.97% or 52.00 points to trade at 1701.00 at the close. Berkeley Group Hldgs (LON:BKGH) declined 2.65% or 65.00 points to end at 2390.00 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) was down 2.64% or 3.90 points to 143.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1290 to 1031 and 417 ended unchanged.
Shares in BHP Billiton PLC (LON:BLT) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.80% or 34.50 to 1267.00. Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC B (LON:RDSb) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.75% or 59.50 to 2227.00. Shares in Shire PLC (LON:SHP) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.44% or 127.00 to 5323.00.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.70% or 8.75 to $1260.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.81% or 1.40 to hit $51.21 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.29% or 1.19 to trade at $53.12 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.39% to 1.2388, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.9005.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 96.79.