Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 1.08% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB), which rose 1.37% or 93.00 points to trade at 6880.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) added 1.12% or 5.20 points to end at 470.00 and Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) was up 0.96% or 23.0 points to 2424.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB), which fell 3.83% or 28.00 points to trade at 703.40 at the close. Capita PLC (LON:CPI) declined 3.23% or 11.60 points to end at 347.80 and Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) was down 2.93% or 24.60 points to 814.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1498 to 544 and 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.12% or 5.20 to 470.00. Shares in Capita PLC (LON:CPI) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.23% or 11.60 to 347.80.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 0.60 to $1339.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.74% or 1.14 to hit $64.42 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.17% or 0.81 to trade at $68.39 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.43% to 1.4135, while EUR/GBP fell 0.27% to 0.8774.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 89.03.