U.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.73%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts , Construction & Materials and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.73%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD ), which rose 3.63% or 5.40 points to trade at 154.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS ) added 2.90% or 10.20 points to end at 361.40 and Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF ) was up 2.18% or 6.20 points to 290.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:PHNX ), which fell 5.29% or 30.50 points to trade at 546.00 at the close. Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON ) declined 2.57% or 12.30 points to end at 467.20 and Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX ) was down 2.00% or 150.00 points to 7,365.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 917 to 877 and 675 ended unchanged.

Shares in Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS ) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.90% or 10.20 to 361.40. Shares in Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF ) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.18% or 6.20 to 290.30.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.08% or 2.00 to $2,608.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.40% or 0.95 to hit $68.70 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.86 to trade at $72.47 a barrel.

GBP/USD was up 0.63% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 100.42.

Source: Investing.com