Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Industrial Metals & Mining and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which rose 2.95% or 16.50 points to trade at 575.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Smiths Group PLC (LON:SMIN) added 2.89% or 45.00 points to end at 1601.00 and British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) was up 1.99% or 103.00 points to 5277.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT), which fell 2.43% or 40.00 points to trade at 1609.00 at the close. BT Group PLC (LON:BT) declined 1.74% or 5.75 points to end at 325.65 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) was down 1.69% or 3.30 points to 191.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 972 to 908 and 502 ended unchanged.
Shares in Smiths Group PLC (LON:SMIN) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.89% or 45.00 to 1601.00. Shares in British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) rose to all time highs; rising 1.99% or 103.00 to 5277.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.05 to $1248.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $47.76 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $50.54 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.22% to 1.2494, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.8652.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 99.44.