Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining , Household Goods & Home Construction and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Experian PLC (LON: EXPN ), which rose 4.28% or 165.00 points to trade at 4,018.00 at the close. Meanwhile, WPP PLC (LON: WPP ) added 1.40% or 5.80 points to end at 420.40 and Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON: FLTRF ) was up 1.02% or 220.00 points to 21,860.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Barratt Redrow PLC (LON: BTRW ), which fell 9.41% or 39.20 points to trade at 377.30 at the close. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON: BMEB ) declined 9.08% or 23.40 points to end at 234.30 and ConvaTec Group PLC (LON: CTEC ) was down 5.64% or 14.60 points to 244.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 884 to 866 and 574 ended unchanged.
Shares in Experian PLC (LON: EXPN ) rose to all time highs; rising 4.28% or 165.00 to 4,018.00. Shares in Barratt Redrow PLC (LON: BTRW ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.41% or 39.20 to 377.30. Shares in B&M European Value Retail SA (LON: BMEB ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.08% or 23.40 to 234.30.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.79% or 26.55 to $3,332.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.76% or 0.51 to hit $66.47 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.43 to trade at $68.78 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 98.28.