Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the General Retailers, Mining and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.40% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD), which rose 15.65% or 18.20 points to trade at 134.50 at the close. International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) added 3.06% or 5.25 points to end at 176.75 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) was up 2.82% or 12.90 points to 469.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included M&G Plc (LON:MNG), which lost 6.09% or 14.30 points to trade at 220.50 in late trade. Smith & Nephew PLC (LON:SN) declined 4.97% or 51.90 points to end at 991.60 and Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) shed 2.76% or 70.00 points to 2,470.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.90% or 42.10 to $2,254.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.16% or 1.76 to hit $83.11 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $86.99 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 104.27.