Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Electronic & Electrical Equipment and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.42% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV), which rose 6.81% or 27.600 points to trade at 432.900 at the close. ITV PLC (LON:ITV) added 6.76% or 12.50 points to end at 197.30 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) was up 6.69% or 9.70 points to 154.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which lost 3.03% or 80.00 points to trade at 2561.00 in late trade. GKN PLC (LON:GKN) declined 1.69% or 5.10 points to end at 295.90 and Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) shed 1.55% or 62.00 points to 3946.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1419 to 645 and 459 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.43% or 5.65 to $1333.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.12% or 0.91 to hit $42.01 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.37% or 1.07 to trade at $44.16 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.15% to 1.3112, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8381.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 97.31.