U.K. Stocks Performance Report

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, buoyed by gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Insurance, and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index added 0.11%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were:
– Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF): +3.13% or +3.30 points to trade at 108.60
– Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR): +2.41% or +100.00 points to end at 4,245.00
– Centrica PLC (LON:CNA): +2.04% or +2.55 points to 127.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Frasers Group PLC (LON:FRAS): -3.35% or -21.00 points to trade at 605.50
– Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX): -2.81% or -195.00 points to end at 6,755.00
– Entain PLC (LON:ENT): -2.49% or -17.60 points to 690.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 916 to 801, with 705 stocks ending unchanged.

Shares in Frasers Group PLC (LON:FRAS) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.35% or 21.00 to 605.50.

Commodity Markets

• Gold Futures for February delivery decreased by 0.53% or 13.89 to $2,631.21 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for February delivery fell 1.07% or 0.74 to hit $68.72 a barrel.
• March Brent oil contract dropped 1.09% or 0.79 to trade at $71.77 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD remained unchanged at 1.25 (+0.31%)
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.83 (+0.20%)

U.S. Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.41% to 107.79.