Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Oil Equipment Services & Distribution and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were GKN PLC (LON:GKN), which rose 4.14% or 17.40 points to trade at 437.40 at the close. Provident Financial (LON:PFG) added 2.84% or 25.40 points to end at 920.00 and WPP PLC (LON:WPP) was up 2.77% or 37.50 points to 1392.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG), which lost 99.00% or 431.05 points to trade at 435.00 in late trade. Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO) declined 2.94% or 67.00 points to end at 2211.00 and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) shed 2.15% or 14.40 points to 654.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1036 to 947 and 140 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.43% or 5.80 to $1340.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.56% or 0.36 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.31% or 0.22 to trade at $70.09 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.59% to 1.3807, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 90.17.