U.K. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, led by gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Chemicals, and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.46%.

Best Performers

• Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA): +3.30% (138.00 points) to 4,321.00
• Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN): +2.96% (33.50 points) to 1,165.00
• Prudential PLC (LON:PRU): +2.70% (18.40 points) to 700.00

Worst Performers

• Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF): -4.02% (745.00 points) to 17,800.00
• Next PLC (LON:NXT): -3.55% (358.00 points) to 9,742.00
• Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES): -2.44% (15.50 points) to 621.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange with 1,132 up, 658 down, and 672 unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery: -0.86% (23.10) to $2,671.80 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery: +1.09% (0.74) to $68.41 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery: +0.89% (0.63) to $71.72 a barrel.

Currency Update

• GBP/USD: unchanged at 1.34
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.04% at 100.20