U.K. Stocks Close Higher

U.K. stocks rose after the close on Friday, fueled by gains in the Beverage, Oil & Gas Producers, and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 increased by 0.09%.

Best Performers

• Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV): +2.83% (15.50 points), trading at 563.00
• Centrica PLC (LON:CNA): +2.21% (2.85 points), closing at 131.85
• Diageo PLC (LON:DGE): +1.50% (37.50 points), finishing at 2,535.00

Worst Performers

• Next PLC (LON:NXT): -2.60% (256.00 points), trading at 9,590.00
• Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (LON:PSHP): -2.34% (90.00 points), ending at 3,764.00
• Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA): -2.12% (73.00 points), closing at 3,379.00

On the London Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 931 to 799, with 697 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures: Down 0.89% ($23.54) at $2,630.36 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (February): Up 0.83% ($0.58) at $70.20 per barrel
• Brent Oil (March): Up 0.73% ($0.53) at $73.38 per barrel

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.26
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: Down 0.03% at 107.86