Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Electrical and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA), which rose 1.91% or 16.80 points to trade at 898.10 at the close. Meanwhile, GSK plc (LON:GSK) added 1.66% or 23.50 points to end at 1,443.00 and Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD) was up 1.47% or 0.96 points to 66.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG), which fell 4.72% or 505.00 points to trade at 10,190.00 at the close. J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) declined 3.98% or 10.40 points to end at 251.00 and Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) was down 3.70% or 14.70 points to 382.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 887 to 849 and 652 ended unchanged.
Shares in HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.91% or 16.80 to 898.10.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.70% or 49.21 to $2,949.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.43% or 1.01 to hit $71.72 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.54 to trade at $75.76 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 106.89.