U.K. Stock Market Overview

U.K. stocks closed lower on Monday, with notable declines in the Automobiles & Parts, Mining, and Travel & Leisure sectors.

At the London Market Close:
– The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell by 1.05%.

Best Performers

• BP PLC (LON:BP): Up 0.92% (+3.55 points) to 391.70.
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK): Up 0.79% (+15.00 points) to 1,911.00.
• Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF): Up 0.43% (+10.00 points) to 2,333.00.

Worst Performers

• Rightmove PLC (LON:RMV): Down 7.66% (-51.20 points) to 617.40.
• Smiths Group PLC (LON:SMIN): Down 4.77% (-84.00 points) to 1,677.00.
• Intermediate Capital Group PLC (LON:ICGIN): Down 4.46% (-104.00 points) to 2,228.00.

Market Breadth

• Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks by 1,206 to 633, with 632 ending unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (December): Down 0.42% (-11.30) to $2,656.80 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (November): Up 1.20% (+0.82) to $69.00 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (December): Up 1.17% (+0.84) to $72.38 per barrel.

Currency Market

• GBP/USD: Unchanged at 1.34.
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.25% at 100.36.