Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 unchanged 0.00% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS), which rose 6.81% or 16.500 points to trade at 258.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) added 6.31% or 42.00 points to end at 708.00 and Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO) was up 4.25% or 24.00 points to 588.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR), which fell 6.56% or 249.00 points to trade at 3548.00 at the close. Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) declined 3.89% or 26.00 points to end at 642.50 and Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) was down 3.14% or 26.00 points to 802.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1080 to 800 and 434 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.81% or 16.500 to 258.900.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.01% or 0.15 to $1238.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.26% or 0.14 to hit $53.92 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.28 to trade at $56.09 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.41% to 1.2460, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8522.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.85.