NEW YORK: U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech and Electrical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 declined 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Royal Mail (LONDON:RMG), which rose 2.30% or 11.50 points to trade at 511.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Mondi Plc (LONDON:MNDI) added 1.97% or 27.00 points to end at 1395.00 and Intu Properties Plc (LONDON:INTUP) was up 1.49% or 4.70 points to 319.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pearson (LONDON:PSON), which fell 2.38% or 31.00 points to trade at 1273.00 at the close. Astrazeneca Plc (LONDON:AZN) declined 2.01% or 87.00 points to end at 4246.00 and Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) was down 2.00% or 20.10 points to 985.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1643 to 963 and 446 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.00% or 20.10 to 985.40.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.26% or 3.00 to $1176.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.96% or 1.72 to hit $59.86 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.13% or 1.97 to trade at $64.66 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.15% to 1.5372, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.7337.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 95.17.
