Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Software & Computer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.02% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Provident Financial PLC (LON:PFG), which rose 1.88% or 9.40 points to trade at 509.40 at the close. BP PLC (LON:BP) added 1.69% or 9.60 points to end at 578.20 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (LON:RDSa) was up 1.19% or 29.50 points to 2505.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which lost 2.55% or 8.20 points to trade at 313.10 in late trade. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) declined 2.27% or 142.00 points to end at 6128.00 and Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) shed 2.16% or 5.50 points to 249.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1118 to 976 and 359 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.47% or 6.15 to $1301.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.78% or 1.12 to hit $64.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.66 to trade at $71.00 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.28% to 1.3073, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 96.602.