Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the added 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the were Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (LON:), which rose 4.81% or 172.00 points to trade at 3,750.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Beazley PLC (LON:) added 2.28% or 15.50 points to end at 696.50 and JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:) was up 1.66% or 1.95 points to 119.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:), which fell 6.31% or 316.00 points to trade at 4,694.00 at the close. Segro Plc (LON:) declined 3.00% or 27.60 points to end at 891.20 and Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:) was down 2.89% or 250.00 points to 8,405.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 922 to 755 and 715 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beazley PLC (LON:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.28% or 15.50 to 696.50.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.07% or 1.75 to $2,345.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $80.68 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $85.30 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.27, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.82.
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