Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Automobiles & Parts and Tobacco sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.16% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN), which rose 1.74% or 11.40 points to trade at 666.60 at the close. Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) added 1.55% or 2.25 points to end at 147.05 and Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HRGV) was up 1.41% or 10.20 points to 734.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO), which lost 1.64% or 28.00 points to trade at 1,679.50 in late trade. Land Securities Group PLC (LON:LAND) declined 1.62% or 11.60 points to end at 704.80 and Schroders PLC (LON:SDR) shed 1.54% or 6.70 points to 429.90.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.56% or 11.70 to $2,071.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.61% or 0.44 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.08 to trade at $77.07 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.27, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.46% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.06.