Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 unchanged 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF), which rose 3.78% or 94.00 points to trade at 2578.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) added 3.57% or 25.00 points to end at 724.50 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was up 3.29% or 62.00 points to 1946.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which fell 2.52% or 41.00 points to trade at 1583.00 at the close. Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS) declined 2.43% or 180.00 points to end at 7230.00 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was down 2.07% or 18.00 points to 851.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1047 to 841 and 478 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.04% or 0.55 to $1257.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.19% or 0.62 to hit $52.86 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.96% or 0.53 to trade at $55.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.41% to 1.2418, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8539.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 100.90.