U.K. Stock Market Update

U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, with shares led by various sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 remained unchanged at 0.00%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were:
– NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG): rose 3.88% or 12.80 points to trade at 342.50.
– Schroders PLC (LON:SDR): added 3.86% or 13.40 points to end at 360.60.
– Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN): up 3.84% or 30.60 points to 828.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX): fell 3.39% or 250.00 points to close at 7,120.00.
– SSE PLC (LON:SSE): declined 2.78% or 52.50 points to end at 1,838.00.
– JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD): was down 2.67% or 3.80 points to 138.65.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1115 to 693, while 661 ended unchanged.

Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC fell to 5-year lows, while Standard Chartered PLC shares rose to 5-year highs.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 7.60 to $2,671.60 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.59% or 1.17 to hit $74.88 a barrel.
• December Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 1.07 to trade at $78.69 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD was unchanged at 1.31.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 102.38.