U.K. Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Industrial Engineering, and Industrial Transportation sectors led shares lower.

Market Performance

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.13%.

Best Performers

• Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR): +2.81% (14.60 points) to 533.40
• Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO): +2.56% (9.10 points) to 364.00
• Shell PLC (LON:SHEL): +1.71% (43.00 points) to 2,564.00

Worst Performers

• Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:PHNX): -5.76% (32.00 points) to 523.50
• Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM): -5.10% (226.00 points) to 4,208.00
• M&G Plc (LON:MNG): -2.51% (5.20 points) to 202.40

Market Statistics

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1018 to 765, with 668 ending unchanged.

Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC rose to 5-year highs, increasing 2.81% or 14.60 to 533.40.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 1.05 to $2,670.75 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for delivery in November rose 4.45% or 3.12 to $73.22 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for December rose 4.21% or 3.11 to trade at $77.01 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD was down 1.12% to 1.31.
• EUR/GBP rose 0.87% to 0.84.

U.S. Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.80.