Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Forestry & Paper, Banking and Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were BHP Billiton PLC (LON:BLT), which rose 3.36% or 45.50 points to trade at 1400.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 2.38% or 18.00 points to end at 774.50 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC B (LON:RDSb) was up 1.58% or 34.50 points to 2218.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which fell 5.27% or 25.30 points to trade at 454.70 at the close. Old Mutual PLC (LON:OML) declined 3.44% or 6.80 points to end at 190.80 and Berkeley Group Hldgs (LON:BKGH) was down 3.38% or 97.00 points to 2774.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1128 to 859 and 425 ended unchanged.
Shares in BHP Billiton PLC (LON:BLT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.36% or 45.50 to 1400.50. Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.27% or 25.30 to 454.70. Shares in Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.38% or 18.00 to 774.50.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.24% or 2.75 to $1164.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.22% or 1.66 to hit $53.16 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 3.11% or 1.69 to trade at $56.02 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.75% to 1.2685, while EUR/GBP fell 0.29% to 0.8377.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.51% at 101.08.