U.K. Stock Market Overview

U.K. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, primarily due to declines in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Life Insurance/Assurance, and Industrial Transportation sectors.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.15%.

Best Performers

• BT Group PLC (LON:BT): +3.49% (5.05 points), trading at 149.80.
• Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB): +3.08% (74.00 points), ending at 2,475.00.
• Land Securities Group PLC (LON:LAND): +2.05% (12.00 points), closing at 596.50.

Worst Performers

• Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM): -7.98% (362.00 points), trading at 4,174.00.
• Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON): -2.77% (14.60 points), ending at 512.00.
• Prudential PLC (LON:PRU): -2.38% (15.20 points), closing at 624.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange, with 1,037 declines compared to 748 advances and 663 unchanged.

Shares in Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) reached 5-year highs, achieving a rise of 3.08% (74.00) to 2,475.00.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures (December): +0.67% (17.55), priced at $2,632.15 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January): -0.12% (0.08), at $69.09 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (January): -0.18% (0.13), trading at $73.17 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• GBP/USD: unchanged at 1.27.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 106.14.