U.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.82%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Electronic & Electrical Equipment , Aerospace & Defense and Insurance sectors led shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.82%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Halma PLC (LON:HLMA ), which rose 5.72% or 143.00 points to trade at 2,645.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR ) added 4.71% or 198.00 points to end at 4,400.00 and Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG ) was up 3.61% or 27.00 points to 776.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD ), which fell 15.50% or 17.51 points to trade at 95.44 at the close. Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD ) declined 3.31% or 2.36 points to end at 68.88 and National Grid PLC (LON:NG ) was down 1.89% or 18.60 points to 964.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 921 to 909 and 620 ended unchanged.

Shares in JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.50% or 17.51 to 95.44. Shares in Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR ) rose to all time highs; rising 4.71% or 198.00 to 4,400.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 14.35 to $2,666.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.27% or 0.87 to hit $69.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.87 to trade at $73.68 a barrel.

GBP/USD was down 0.53% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 107.03.

Source: Investing.com