Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Media and Forestry & Paper sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.97% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Capita PLC (LON:CPI), which rose 2.01% or 2.95 points to trade at 149.70 at the close. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) added 1.88% or 8.60 points to end at 467.00 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was up 1.83% or 41.00 points to 2284.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included WPP PLC (LON:WPP), which lost 4.09% or 49.00 points to trade at 1147.50 in late trade. Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) declined 3.82% or 84.00 points to end at 2116.00 and Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) shed 3.65% or 97.0 points to 2562.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1378 to 661 and 307 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 3.90 to $1203.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.29% or 0.90 to hit $68.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.97% or 0.76 to trade at $77.41 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.37% to 1.2902, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.9012.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.10.