Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Banking and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN), which rose 6.31% or 22.75 points to trade at 383.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 4.91% or 136.00 points to end at 2,907.00 and Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) was up 2.49% or 71.00 points to 2,927.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY), which fell 4.17% or 13.60 points to trade at 312.40 at the close. Frasers Group PLC (LON:FRAS) declined 3.66% or 27.50 points to end at 723.50 and NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) was down 2.84% or 18.20 points to 622.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 889 to 856 and 572 ended unchanged.
Shares in Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.91% or 136.00 to 2,907.00.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.44% or 18.50 to $4,239.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.82% or 0.48 to hit $59.12 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.58% or 0.36 to trade at $62.81 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.87% to 1.33, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 98.90.
