Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Construction & Materials, Food & Drug Retailers and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.26% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which rose 2.76% or 39.00 points to trade at 1453.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 2.58% or 21.00 points to end at 835.00 and London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) was up 2.03% or 63.00 points to 3171.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Legal & General Group PLC (LON:LGEN), which fell 2.04% or 4.900 points to trade at 234.900 at the close. Carnival PLC (LON:CCL) declined 1.99% or 86.00 points to end at 4238.00 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was down 1.85% or 45.00 points to 2386.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1083 to 884 and 409 ended unchanged.
Shares in London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.03% or 63.00 to 3171.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.43% or 17.15 to $1213.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.50% or 0.79 to hit $53.42 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 0.94 to trade at $56.26 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.78% to 1.2584, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.8576.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.84% at 99.58.