Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO), which rose 6.31% or 82.50 points to trade at 1389.50 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) added 6.00% or 400.00 points to end at 7070.00 and ITV PLC (LON:ITV) was up 5.45% or 8.20 points to 158.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO), which lost 3.54% or 136.00 points to trade at 3710.00 in late trade. DCC plc (LON:DCC) declined 3.19% or 200.0 points to end at 6065.0 and Ferguson Plc (LON:FERG) shed 2.70% or 140.00 points to 5047.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1283 to 802 and 288 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 4.80 to $1204.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.96% or 1.09 to hit $56.78 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.00% or 1.31 to trade at $66.78 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.42% to 1.3033, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8683.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.80.