Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrial Transportation, Electrical and Electronic & Electrical Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.34% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which rose 2.39% or 3.80 points to trade at 162.70 at the close. British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) added 2.04% or 95.50 points to end at 4784.50 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 1.84% or 25.00 points to 1384.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK), which lost 4.04% or 65.00 points to trade at 1544.00 in late trade. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) declined 3.92% or 17.30 points to end at 424.60 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) shed 2.65% or 78.00 points to 2870.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1254 to 823 and 150 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.77% or 9.81 to $1283.01 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.78% or 1.02 to hit $58.42 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.82% or 1.14 to trade at $63.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.23% to 1.3498, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8821.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 92.75.