U.K. Stocks Close Lower

U.K. stocks experienced a decline after the close on Wednesday, primarily due to losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Oil & Gas Producers, and Beverage sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.11%.

Best Performers

• Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF): rose 6.93% (1,185.00 points) to 18,285.00.
• Rentokil Initial PLC (LON:RTO): added 4.47% (16.10 points) to 376.70.
• Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES): up 3.42% (20.50 points) to 619.50.

Worst Performers

• Prudential PLC (LON:PRU): fell 3.40% (22.60 points) to 642.20.
• BP PLC (LON:BP): declined 2.41% (9.90 points) to 400.25.
• Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN): down 2.41% (40.50 points) to 1,641.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 965 to 825, with 685 ending unchanged.

Shares in Flutter Entertainment PLC reached all-time highs, rising 6.93% to 18,285.00.

Commodities

• Gold Futures: up 0.12% (3.20) to $2,680.20 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (November delivery): fell 2.21% (1.58) to $69.98 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (December contract): down 1.75% (1.30) to $73.17 a barrel.

Currency Market

• GBP/USD: down 0.56% to 1.33.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.25 to 0.84.
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.37% at 100.53.