U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 unchanged

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as in the sectors led shares .

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 unchanged 0.00%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG ), which rose 3.88% or 12.80 points to trade at 342.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Schroders PLC (LON:SDR ) added 3.86% or 13.40 points to end at 360.60 and Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN ) was up 3.84% or 30.60 points to 828.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX ), which fell 3.39% or 250.00 points to trade at 7,120.00 at the close. SSE PLC (LON:SSE ) declined 2.78% or 52.50 points to end at 1,838.00 and JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD ) was down 2.67% or 3.80 points to 138.65.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1115 to 693 and 661 ended unchanged.

Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.39% or 250.00 to 7,120.00. Shares in Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN ) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.84% or 30.60 to 828.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 7.60 to $2,671.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.59% or 1.17 to hit $74.88 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 1.07 to trade at $78.69 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.31, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.51% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 102.38.

Source: Investing.com