Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Insurance, Household Goods & Home Construction and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ), which rose 3.17% or 13.40 points to trade at 436.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG) added 2.48% or 17.50 points to end at 723.00 and JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD) was up 2.33% or 2.85 points to 125.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX), which fell 3.04% or 240.00 points to trade at 7,660.00 at the close. Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) declined 2.26% or 15.80 points to end at 684.80 and Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (LON:SWR) was down 2.05% or 64.00 points to 3,056.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1129 to 608 and 740 ended unchanged.
Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.04% or 240.00 to 7,660.00. Shares in Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.48% or 17.50 to 723.00. Shares in Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.26% or 15.80 to 684.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 7.50 to $2,470.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.66% or 0.50 to hit $76.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.37 to trade at $79.53 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.28, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.91.