Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Food & Drug Retailers and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were DCC (LON:DCC), which rose 2.10% or 130.0 points to trade at 6320.0 at the close. Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) added 1.73% or 140.000 points to end at 8245.000 and Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD) was up 1.34% or 2.60 points to 195.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO), which lost 4.24% or 8.75 points to trade at 197.80 in late trade. Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) declined 3.79% or 26.00 points to end at 660.00 and Old Mutual PLC (LON:OML) shed 3.42% or 7.30 points to 205.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1283 to 616 and 384 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.52% or 6.15 to $1197.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.92% or 0.49 to hit $52.68 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.29 to trade at $55.41 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.60% to 1.2473, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8566.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 100.51.