U.K. Stock Market Overview

U.K. stocks traded lower on Tuesday, primarily affected by declines in the Mobile Telecommunications, Automobiles & Parts, and Chemicals sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index fell by 1.25%, reaching a new three-month low.

Best Performers

• ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC): +22.07% (47.80 points) to 264.40
• DCC plc (LON:DCC): +14.18% (704.00 points) to 5,670.00
• Rightmove PLC (LON:RMV): +2.64% (15.60 points) to 607.60

Worst Performers

• Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD): -8.19% (5.98 points) to 67.02
• Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES): -7.84% (53.00 points) to 623.00
• Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV): -5.56% (42.00 points) to 713.50

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the London Stock Exchange, with 1,359 declines compared to 473 gains; 630 stocks remained unchanged.

Vistry Group PLC reached a 52-week low, declining by 5.56% to 713.50.

Commodity Market

• Gold Futures for December delivery fell by 0.68% ($17.80) to $2,599.90.
• Crude Oil (December) rose by 0.35% ($0.24) to $68.28 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (January) increased by 0.32% ($0.23) to $72.06 per barrel.

Currency Market

• GBP/USD fell by 1.10% to 1.27.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.58% to 106.06.