U.K. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.K. stocks declined after Tuesday’s close, driven down by losses in the Industrial Transportation, Fixed Line Telecommunications, and Aerospace & Defense sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index fell by 0.90%.

Top Performers

The leading performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were:
– Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF): +1.55% (up 330.00 points) at 21,650.00
– J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY): +1.19% (up 3.20 points) at 272.80
– B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB): +1.18% (up 4.30 points) at 367.40

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT): -14.03% (down 880.00 points) at 5,392.00
– Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO): -3.47% (down 63.00 points) at 1,752.50
– Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV): -3.31% (down 23.50 points) at 686.50

Overall, declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1,094 to 719, with 618 stocks unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures (February delivery): +1.17% (up 31.49) to $2,717.29 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): +0.76% (up 0.52) at $68.89 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February contract): +0.58% (up 0.42) at $72.56 per barrel.

Currency Update

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 0.09% to 1.28
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.44% to 0.82
• US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.33% at 106.17.