LONDON: U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electricity, Mining and Forestry & Paper sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.54% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Bhp Billiton (LONDON:BLT), which rose 6.24% or 96.50 points to trade at 1643.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) added 3.25% or 39.00 points to end at 1237.00 and Fresnillo Plc (LONDON:FRES) was up 3.05% or 24.50 points to 827.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Meggitt (LONDON:MGGT), which fell 5.95% or 34.00 points to trade at 537.00 at the close. Persimmon (LONDON:PSN) declined 3.51% or 60.00 points to end at 1650.00 and GKN (LONDON:GKN) was down 3.21% or 12.40 points to 373.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1117 to 925 and 406 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.53% or 6.40 to $1194.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 0.89% or 0.44 to hit $49.89 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.48 to trade at $59.38 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.03% to 1.5452, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.7323.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 94.77.
