Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Automobiles & Parts and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 1.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT), which rose 3.37% or 65.50 points to trade at 2010.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GKN PLC (LON:GKN) added 3.25% or 13.70 points to end at 435.10 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was up 2.81% or 24.40 points to 894.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WPP PLC (LON:WPP), which fell 2.11% or 26.00 points to trade at 1204.50 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) declined 1.44% or 115.00 points to end at 7885.00 and Shire PLC (LON:SHP) was down 1.11% or 36.00 points to 3192.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1149 to 757 and 159 ended unchanged.
Shares in WPP PLC (LON:WPP) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.11% or 26.00 to 1204.50.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.26% or 3.50 to $1325.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 2.81% or 1.69 to hit $61.81 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.58% or 1.64 to trade at $65.25 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.43% to 1.3869, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 89.98.