U.K. Stocks Overview

U.K. stocks closed lower on Thursday, primarily due to losses in the Industrial Transportation, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and Real Estate sectors.

At the closing bell in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index fell by 1.23%.

Best Performers

The top gainers of the session included:
– Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT): +0.94% (24.00 points) at 2,574.00
– Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB): +0.55% (14.00 points) at 2,572.00
– Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK): +0.36% (7.00 points) at 1,935.00

Worst Performers

On the flip side, the worst performers were:
– Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (LON:PSHP): -3.77% (146.00 points) at 3,732.00
– Mondi PLC (LON:MNDI): -3.66% (43.50 points) at 1,145.50
– Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT): -3.41% (176.00 points) at 4,990.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the London Stock Exchange by 1383 to 452, with 589 unchanged.

Mondi PLC shares dropped to a 5-year low, declining 3.66%.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures (February delivery): -1.73% (45.95) to $2,607.35 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (January delivery): -1.70% (1.20) to $69.38 per barrel
• Brent Oil (February contract): -0.83% (0.61) at $72.78 per barrel

Currency Overview

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.25
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.30% at 108.07