U.K. Stocks Close Lower

U.K. stocks closed lower on Friday, primarily due to declines in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction, and Banking sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index fell 0.87%, reaching a new three-month low.

Best Performers

• International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG): +7.18% (+15.70 points) to 234.50
• Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF): +4.54% (+830.00 points) to 19,125.00
• InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG): +2.78% (+250.00 points) to 9,258.00

Worst Performers

• Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV): -15.51% (-135.50 points) to 738.00
• Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO): -6.61% (-119.50 points) to 1,689.00
• Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN): -4.96% (-20.60 points) to 394.80

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1,048 to 729, with 674 remaining unchanged.

Notable Highs and Lows

• International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. reached three-year highs (+7.18%).
• Vistry Group PLC dropped to 52-week lows (-15.51%).
• Flutter Entertainment PLC and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC reached all-time highs.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures (December delivery): -0.42% to $2,694.55 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (December delivery): -2.89% to $70.27 per barrel
• Brent Oil (January contract): -2.51% to $73.73 per barrel

Currency Movements

• GBP/USD: -0.71% to 1.29
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.65% at 105.05