Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Automobiles & Parts and Industrial Transportation sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.29% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were ITV PLC (LON:ITV), which rose 7.26% or 11.65 points to trade at 172.00 at the close. Randgold Resources Ltd (LON:RRS) added 3.81% or 216.00 points to end at 5890.00 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 3.29% or 59.20 points to 1859.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which lost 4.16% or 5.35 points to trade at 123.20 in late trade. DCC plc (LON:DCC) declined 2.28% or 170.0 points to end at 7290.0 and Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) shed 2.18% or 44.00 points to 1976.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1096 to 831 and 357 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1322.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.62% or 0.44 to hit $70.92 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.23% or 0.18 to trade at $77.29 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.33% to 1.3565, while EUR/GBP rose 0.02% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.32.