LONDON: U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Automobiles & Parts and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Glencore PLC (LONDON:GLEN), which rose 3.59% or 6.10 points to trade at 176.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Shire PLC (LONDON:SHP) added 1.65% or 85.00 points to end at 5245.00 and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LONDON:ICAG) was up 1.29% or 7.00 points to 550.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Antofagasta PLC (LONDON:ANTO), which fell 2.09% or 12.00 points to trade at 561.50 at the close. Barratt Developments PLC (LONDON:BDEV) declined 1.91% or 12.50 points to end at 640.50 and BHP Billiton PLC (LONDON:BLT) was down 1.85% or 21.00 points to 1112.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1323 to 1203 and 474 ended unchanged.
Shares in Antofagasta PLC (LONDON:ANTO) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.09% or 12.00 to 561.50. Shares in BHP Billiton PLC (LONDON:BLT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.85% or 21.00 to 1112.50.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.30% or 3.40 to $1115.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.73% or 0.31 to hit $42.72 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.10 to trade at $48.65 a barrel.
