Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Standard Life PLC (LON:SL), which rose 5.68% or 21.50 points to trade at 400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC) added 1.95% or 5.80 points to end at 303.60 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) was up 1.69% or 3.10 points to 186.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN), which fell 3.47% or 11.75 points to trade at 326.50 at the close. Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) declined 2.71% or 34.50 points to end at 1238.00 and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS) was down 2.59% or 6.40 points to 240.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1074 to 884 and 431 ended unchanged.
Shares in Standard Life PLC (LON:SL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.68% or 21.50 to 400.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1227.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.39% or 0.21 to hit $53.12 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.05 to trade at $55.85 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.53% to 1.2239, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8649.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 101.66.