Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Tobacco and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 1.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which rose 4.73% or 48.00 points to trade at 1,063.00 at the close. Meanwhile, J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) added 3.42% or 9.00 points to end at 272.40 and Entain PLC (LON:ENT) was up 2.38% or 16.00 points to 687.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS), which fell 4.66% or 17.60 points to trade at 360.20 at the close. Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR) declined 3.91% or 120.00 points to end at 2,953.00 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was down 3.09% or 66.00 points to 2,070.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1034 to 763 and 553 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.73% or 48.00 to 1,063.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 2.44% or 81.20 to $3,403.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 4.34% or 2.48 to hit $59.61 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.95% or 2.38 to trade at $62.61 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.47% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 99.33.