U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.16%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications , Household Goods & Home Construction and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES ), which rose 2.88% or 21.50 points to trade at 769.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON ) added 2.00% or 8.80 points to end at 448.50 and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG ) was up 1.73% or 148.00 points to 8,714.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML ), which fell 1.96% or 53.00 points to trade at 2,645.00 at the close. Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN ) declined 1.81% or 29.50 points to end at 1,601.00 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW ) was down 1.72% or 2.75 points to 157.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1046 to 753 and 659 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.88% or 21.50 to 769.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 14.85 to $2,753.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.77% or 1.94 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.57% or 1.91 to trade at $76.20 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.30, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.89.

Source: Investing.com