Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the fell 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the were Beazley PLC (LON:), which rose 3.56% or 23.50 points to trade at 684.50 at the close. Meanwhile, B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:) added 2.93% or 13.00 points to end at 456.50 and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:) was up 1.97% or 3.40 points to 176.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (LON:), which fell 2.24% or 82.00 points to trade at 3,574.00 at the close. Schroders PLC (LON:) declined 1.99% or 7.60 points to end at 374.00 and Centrica PLC (LON:) was down 1.97% or 2.80 points to 139.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 938 to 867 and 696 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.47% or 35.20 to $2,362.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.97% or 0.81 to hit $82.35 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.87% or 0.75 to trade at $85.79 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.28, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 104.62.
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