Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Provident Financial (LON:PFG), which rose 2.65% or 24.40 points to trade at 944.40 at the close. Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) added 2.19% or 4.60 points to end at 214.30 and Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM) was up 1.98% or 12.40 points to 638.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO), which lost 16.93% or 437.00 points to trade at 2145.00 in late trade. Shire PLC (LON:SHP) declined 5.43% or 210.50 points to end at 3664.50 and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) shed 4.43% or 50.00 points to 1079.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1114 to 945 and 140 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.35% or 4.60 to $1317.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.18% or 0.11 to hit $61.55 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.10 to trade at $67.72 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.04% to 1.3567, while EUR/GBP fell 0.40% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 92.04.