Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Food Producers, Financial Services and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 2.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS), which rose 9.02% or 665.00 points to trade at 8035.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) added 7.00% or 97.00 points to end at 1483.00 and AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) was up 2.34% or 94.50 points to 4126.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ), which fell 22.32% or 293.000 points to trade at 1020.000 at the close. Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) declined 19.42% or 85.400 points to end at 354.400 and Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) was down 17.35% or 26.7000 points to 127.2000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 2005 to 370 and 261 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.02% or 665.00 to 8035.00. Shares in EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) fell to 3-years lows; down 22.32% or 293.000 to 1020.000. Shares in Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.00% or 97.00 to 1483.00. Shares in Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.42% or 85.400 to 354.400. Shares in Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) fell to 5-year lows; losing 17.35% or 26.7000 to 127.2000.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.18% or 2.35 to $1324.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.73% or 1.30 to hit $46.34 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.59% or 1.27 to trade at $47.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 3.71% to 1.3173, while EUR/GBP rose 3.00% to 0.8370.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.96% at 96.55.