U.K. Stock Market Update

U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday due to losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Electrical, and Mining sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined by 0.01%.

Best Performers

• Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR): +1.96% (11.20 points) to 583.80
• 3I Group PLC (LON:III): +1.40% (51.00 points) to 3,697.00
• Halma PLC (LON:HLMA): +1.39% (38.00 points) to 2,771.00

Worst Performers

• Entain PLC (LON:ENT): -6.28% (51.20 points) to 763.80
• Centrica PLC (LON:CNA): -3.66% (4.80 points) to 126.35
• ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC): -3.07% (7.20 points) to 227.60

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1,112 to 649, with 663 ending unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures (February delivery): -0.21% (-5.71) to $2,670.09 a troy ounce
• Crude Oil (January delivery): -1.63% (-1.16) to $70.13 a barrel
• Brent Oil (February contract): -0.97% (-0.72) to $73.77 a barrel

Currency Updates

• GBP/USD: +0.58% to 1.27
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.13% at 106.54