Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Financial Services and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Pearson PLC (LON:PSON), which rose 7.32% or 45.50 points to trade at 667.00 at the close. Meanwhile, International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) added 2.67% or 16.50 points to end at 635.50 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) was up 2.25% or 26.00 points to 1182.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL), which fell 15.94% or 71.70 points to trade at 378.00 at the close. Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) declined 4.37% or 29.50 points to end at 645.50 and Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (LON:SLA) was down 3.88% or 17.30 points to 429.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1136 to 797 and 440 ended unchanged.
Shares in Merlin Entertainments PLC (LON:MERL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.94% or 71.70 to 378.00. Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.67% or 16.50 to 635.50.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.20% or 15.63 to $1287.37 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.83% or 0.43 to hit $51.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.73% or 0.42 to trade at $57.40 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.52% to 1.3184, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8917.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 93.47.