Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the rose 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the were Halma PLC (LON:), which rose 5.72% or 143.00 points to trade at 2,645.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:) added 4.71% or 198.00 points to end at 4,400.00 and Beazley PLC (LON:) was up 3.61% or 27.00 points to 776.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:), which fell 15.50% or 17.51 points to trade at 95.44 at the close. Vodafone Group PLC (LON:) declined 3.31% or 2.36 points to end at 68.88 and National Grid PLC (LON:) was down 1.89% or 18.60 points to 964.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 921 to 909 and 620 ended unchanged.
Shares in JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.50% or 17.51 to 95.44. Shares in Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:) rose to all time highs; rising 4.71% or 198.00 to 4,400.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 14.35 to $2,666.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.27% or 0.87 to hit $69.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.87 to trade at $73.68 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.53% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 107.03.
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