Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Forestry & Paper and Electronic & Electrical Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.27% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Dixons Carphone PLC (LON:DC), which rose 3.75% or 5.75 points to trade at 159.25 at the close. Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) added 3.65% or 9.20 points to end at 261.10 and BT Group PLC (LON:BT) was up 3.63% or 8.30 points to 237.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mondi PLC (LON:MNDI), which lost 8.74% or 170.00 points to trade at 1775.50 in late trade. Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) declined 8.09% or 152.00 points to end at 1728.00 and Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT) shed 6.08% or 133.00 points to 2054.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1640 to 555 and 220 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.12% or 1.40 to $1192.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.31% or 1.73 to hit $73.23 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.96% or 1.67 to trade at $83.33 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.46% to 1.3204, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.08.