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U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.24%

Published 07/14/2016, 12:15 PM
Updated 07/14/2016, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.24%

© Reuters. U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.24%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Gas, Water & Multiutilities, Household Goods & Home Construction and Media sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.24%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (LON:ADN), which rose 5.49% or 16.20 points to trade at 311.20 at the close. Meanwhile, EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) added 4.55% or 51.000 points to end at 1171.000 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LON:ICAG) was up 4.39% or 17.90 points to 426.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD), which fell 2.54% or 6.900 points to trade at 265.100 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) declined 2.31% or 7.80 points to end at 330.50 and Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) was down 2.27% or 29.000 points to 1250.000.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1167 to 877 and 487 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.54% or 6.900 to 265.100.

Gold for August delivery was down 1.02% or 13.65 to $1329.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.79% or 0.80 to hit $45.55 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.97% or 0.91 to trade at $47.17 a barrel.

GBP/USD was up 1.48% to 1.3340, while EUR/GBP fell 1.33% to 0.8332.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 96.12.

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