Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 1.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which rose 5.95% or 98.00 points to trade at 1745.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML) added 3.20% or 64.00 points to end at 2062.00 and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) was up 1.95% or 30.4 points to 1590.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which fell 7.79% or 75.80 points to trade at 897.00 at the close. Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) declined 6.20% or 102.00 points to end at 1542.20 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was down 5.66% or 50.20 points to 836.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1453 to 504 and 320 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.95% or 98.00 to 1745.00. Shares in Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.79% or 75.80 to 897.00. Shares in Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.66% or 50.20 to 836.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.44% or 17.30 to $1183.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.51% or 2.35 to hit $64.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.62% or 1.90 to trade at $70.56 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.21% to 1.2698, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8928.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.64.