U.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.35%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining , Food Producers and Tobacco sectors led shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO ), which rose 2.10% or 37.50 points to trade at 1,825.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Prudential PLC (LON:PRU ) added 1.85% or 11.60 points to end at 638.60 and Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS ) was up 1.76% or 6.50 points to 376.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR ), which fell 2.64% or 94.00 points to trade at 3,470.00 at the close. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB ) declined 2.57% or 10.80 points to end at 410.10 and DS Smith PLC (LON:SMDS ) was down 2.43% or 11.40 points to 457.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 913 to 860 and 695 ended unchanged.

Shares in B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.57% or 10.80 to 410.10. Shares in Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS ) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.76% or 6.50 to 376.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.34% or 8.95 to $2,655.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.56% or 1.11 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.30% or 0.96 to trade at $72.73 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.33, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.57% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.57.

Source: Investing.com