U.K. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, driven by gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Banking, and Mobile Telecommunications sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.22%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 included:
– NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG): +3.45% (11.80 points) to trade at 354.30.
– Shell PLC (LON:SHEL): +2.35% (60.50 points) to end at 2,638.00.
– ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC): +2.08% (4.60 points) to 226.00.

Worst Performers

Conversely, the worst performers were:
– Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BTRW): -3.30% (15.90 points) to trade at 466.20.
– Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN): -3.17% (36.00 points) to end at 1,101.00.
– JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD): -3.14% (4.35 points) to 134.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 930 to 863, with 671 unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery decreased by 0.11% or 2.85 to $2,664.95 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November increased by 3.08% or 2.29 to $76.67 a barrel.
• The December Brent oil contract rose by 2.92% or 2.28 to trade at $80.33 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD was unchanged at 1.31.
• EUR/GBP also remained stable at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures dipped by 0.06% to 102.22.