NEW YORK: U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining, Gas, Water & Multiutilities and Food & Drug Retailers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 lost 1.50% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LONDON:HIK), which rose 2.49% or 47.00 points to trade at 1933.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Meggitt PLC (LONDON:MGGT) added 0.73% or 3.40 points to end at 466.40 and Inmarsat (LONDON:ISA) was up 0.49% or 4.50 points to 915.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BHP Billiton PLC (LONDON:BLT), which fell 4.03% or 52.50 points to trade at 1249.00 at the close. United Utilities Group Plc (LONDON:UU) declined 3.62% or 33.50 points to end at 892.00 and J Sainsbury PLC (LONDON:SBRY) was down 3.25% or 8.90 points to 265.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1656 to 944 and 405 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.13% or 1.50 to $1177.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.10% or 0.64 to hit $58.97 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.80% or 1.11 to trade at $63.12 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.09% to 1.5722, while EUR/GBP fell 0.68% to 0.7093.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.58% at 95.63.
