U.K. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, led by losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Construction & Materials, and Industrial Engineering sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell by 0.50%.

Best Performers

• Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES): rose 6.33% (+44.50 points) to trade at 747.50
• DS Smith PLC (LON:SMDS): added 2.37% (+10.60 points) to end at 457.60
• BP PLC (LON:BP): up 1.31% (+5.25 points) to 404.85

Worst Performers

• Intertek Group PLC (LON:ITRK): fell 3.85% (-197.00 points) to trade at 4,918.00
• Entain PLC (LON:ENT): declined 2.78% (-20.20 points) to end at 707.20
• EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ): down 2.50% (-13.00 points) to 507.60

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1,181 to 603, with 679 ending unchanged.

Shares in Fresnillo PLC reached 52-week highs, climbing 6.33% (+44.50) to 747.50.

Commodity Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery increased by 0.28% (+7.70) to $2,737.70 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for December delivery rose by 1.88% (+1.29) to $69.98 per barrel.
• The December Brent oil contract climbed 1.56% (+1.14) to trade at $74.20 per barrel.

Currency Update

• GBP/USD was down 0.49% to 1.30.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.43% to 103.75.