Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the lost 1.27%.
The best performers of the session on the were National Grid PLC (LON:), which rose 1.27% or 13.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:) added 0.23% or 1.20 points to end at 526.20 and Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:) was up 0.18% or 1.00 points to 549.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:), which fell 4.79% or 360.00 points to trade at 7,160.00 at the close. Frasers Group PLC (LON:) declined 4.48% or 39.50 points to end at 842.50 and Next PLC (LON:) was down 3.99% or 414.00 points to 9,976.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1151 to 631 and 689 ended unchanged.
Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.79% or 360.00 to 7,160.00. Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.23% or 1.20 to 526.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.24% or 32.55 to $2,647.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $71.06 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.32 to trade at $74.56 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.33, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.41.
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