U.K. Stocks Rise After Monday Close

U.K. stocks saw an uptick on Monday, driven by gains in the Chemicals, Construction & Materials, and Software & Computer Services sectors.

At the London close, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index increased by 0.67%.

Best Performers

The top performers for the session included:
– Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA): +5.24% or 189.00 points, closing at 3,793.00
– NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG): +3.73% or 14.20 points, ending at 395.00
– Barclays PLC (LON:BARC): +3.64% or 9.15 points, trading at 260.65

Worst Performers

The laggards of the day were:
– Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES): -3.43% or 24.00 points, closing at 676.00
– J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY): -2.33% or 5.80 points, ending at 243.40
– Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO): -1.94% or 96.00 points, trading at 4,850.00

Overall, there were 1,248 rising stocks compared to 612 declining, with 597 unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.

Notably, shares in NatWest Group PLC reached 5-year highs and J Sainsbury PLC touched 52-week lows.

Commodity Market

In commodity trading, December gold futures fell 2.75% or 74.15 to $2,620.65 per troy ounce. Crude oil prices fell, with December delivery down 3.05% to $68.23 a barrel and January Brent oil down 2.71% to $71.87.

Currency Exchange

• GBP/USD fell 0.41% to 1.29
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83

The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.52% to 105.43.