Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), which rose 5.95% or 98.00 points to trade at 1745.00 at the close. Admiral Group PLC (LON:ADML) added 3.20% or 64.00 points to end at 2062.00 and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LON:GSK) was up 1.95% or 30.4 points to 1590.4 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which lost 7.79% or 75.80 points to trade at 897.00 in late trade. Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) declined 6.20% or 102.00 points to end at 1542.20 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) shed 5.66% or 50.20 points to 836.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1453 to 504 and 320 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.44% or 17.30 to $1183.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.51% or 2.35 to hit $64.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.64% or 1.91 to trade at $70.55 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.21% to 1.2698, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8927.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.65.