NEW YORK: U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Insurance and Industrial Engineering sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 added 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were RSA Insurance Group PLC (LONDON:RSA), which rose 18.43% or 80.700 points to trade at 518.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LONDON:HIK) added 11.59% or 241.00 points to end at 2321.00 and GKN PLC (LONDON:GKN) was up 7.32% or 21.60 points to 316.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Mail PLC (LONDON:RMG), which fell 3.43% or 17.30 points to trade at 486.70 at the close. Babcock International Group PLC (LONDON:BAB) declined 2.08% or 22.00 points to end at 1038.00 and WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LONDON:MRW) was down 0.99% or 1.80 points to 179.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1419 to 1160 and 502 ended unchanged.
Shares in RSA Insurance Group PLC (LONDON:RSA) rose to 52-week highs; up 18.43% or 80.700 to 518.500.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.17% or 1.90 to $1095.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.58% or 0.75 to hit $48.14 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.42% or 0.23 to trade at $53.70 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.33% to 1.5612, while EUR/GBP fell 0.65% to 0.7080.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.78.
