UK Stock Market Summary

U.K. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with significant gains in the Mining, Aerospace & Defense, and Pharmaceuticals & Biotech sectors driving up shares.

At the end of trading in London, the Investing.com UK 100 index rose by 0.56%, reaching a new one-month high.

Top Performers

• Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS): +3.55% (+13.70 points) to 400.20
• EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ): +3.29% (+18.00 points) to 564.80
• Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR): +3.21% (+18.40 points) to 591.40

Worst Performers

• BT Group PLC (LON:BT): -2.61% (-4.20 points) to 156.70
• British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS): -1.80% (-54.00 points) to 2,946.00
• Schroders PLC (LON:SDR): -1.78% (-5.60 points) to 309.00

Overall, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange: 1,038 rises to 740 declines, with 645 unchanged.

Marks and Spencer and Rolls-Royce shares reached five-year highs.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (February): +0.42% (+11.24) to $2,669.74 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January): +3.04% (+2.07) to $70.17 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February): +2.74% (+1.97) to $73.80 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.27
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.19% at 106.22.