Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Construction & Materials and Industrial Engineering sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.24% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which rose 3.99% or 15.90 points to trade at 414.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG) added 3.03% or 12.80 points to end at 435.60 and CRH PLC (LON:CRH) was up 2.43% or 65.00 points to 2744.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS), which fell 3.65% or 11.70 points to trade at 308.80 at the close. British Land Company PLC (LON:BLND) declined 3.03% or 20.80 points to end at 665.20 and Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO) was down 2.52% or 13.80 points to 533.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1296 to 713 and 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG) rose to all time highs; up 3.03% or 12.80 to 435.60.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.09% or 1.20 to $1319.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.73% or 0.45 to hit $62.08 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.16 to trade at $68.00 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.16% to 1.3538, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8911.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 91.67.