Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.89% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Admiral Group PLC (LONDON:ADML), which rose 3.82% or 56.00 points to trade at 1522.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LONDON:HIK) added 2.58% or 62.00 points to end at 2462.00 and Persimmon PLC (LONDON:PSN) was up 2.45% or 51.00 points to 2135.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN), which fell 9.74% or 17.15 points to trade at 158.95 at the close. Weir Group PLC (LONDON:WEIR) declined 5.05% or 72.00 points to end at 1353.00 and Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) was down 4.38% or 32.50 points to 709.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 2107 to 544 and 420 ended unchanged.
Shares in Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN) fell to all time lows; falling 9.74% or 17.15 to 158.95. Shares in Weir Group PLC (LONDON:WEIR) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.05% or 72.00 to 1353.00. Shares in Persimmon PLC (LONDON:PSN) rose to all time highs; up 2.45% or 51.00 to 2135.00. Shares in Anglo American PLC (LONDON:AAL) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.38% or 32.50 to 709.40.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.03% or 11.50 to $1128.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 4.10% or 1.77 to hit $41.35 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.14% or 1.53 to trade at $47.27 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.07% to 1.5649, while EUR/GBP rose 0.37% to 0.7068.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 96.88.