Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Mining and Household Goods & Home Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.46% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML), which rose 7.23% or 159.00 points to trade at 2,358.00 at the close. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB) added 1.70% or 9.60 points to end at 574.80 and Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO) was up 1.63% or 13.00 points to 812.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG), which lost 3.08% or 7.20 points to trade at 226.40 in late trade. Rightmove PLC (LON:RMV) declined 2.61% or 15.00 points to end at 559.00 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) shed 2.36% or 12.40 points to 513.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1000 to 588 and 504 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.27% or 5.25 to $1,929.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.51% or 1.22 to hit $79.77 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.32% or 1.12 to trade at $83.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.27, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 103.22.