U.K. Stock Market Summary

U.K. stocks rose after the close on Thursday, driven by gains in Chemicals, Construction & Materials, and Mobile Telecommunications sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 increased by 0.43%.

Best Performers

1. Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF): +3.87% (4.20 points), trading at 112.80.
2. Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (LON:PSHP): +2.23% (84.00 points), ending at 3,854.00.
3. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB): +2.17% (7.80 points), trading at 366.90.

Worst Performers

1. Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV): -16.28% (106.50 points), closing at 547.50.
2. Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN): -2.39% (29.00 points), ending at 1,182.00.
3. Entain PLC (LON:ENT): -1.25% (8.60 points), closing at 681.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 97 to 49.

Shares of Vistry Group PLC and Persimmon PLC fell to 52-week lows.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (February delivery): +0.46% (12.21) to $2,647.71/troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (February delivery): -0.23% (0.16) to $69.94/barrel.
• Brent Oil (March delivery): -0.16% (0.12) to $73.05/barrel.

Currency Exchange

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.25.
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.13% at 107.89.