NEW YORK: U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Food & Drug Retailers, Forestry & Paper and Electronic & Electrical Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 1.00% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Anglo American PLC (L:AAL), which rose 1.40% or 6.30 points to trade at 456.20 at the close. Meanwhile, CRH PLC (L:CRH) added 1.37% or 24.00 points to end at 1777.00 and Pearson PLC (L:PSON) was up 0.97% or 7.50 points to 781.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (L:RR), which fell 4.29% or 23.00 points to trade at 513.50 at the close. G4S PLC (L:GFS) declined 3.64% or 8.60 points to end at 227.60 and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (L:ADN) was down 3.46% or 11.60 points to 323.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1590 to 524 and 463 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (L:RR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.29% or 23.00 to 513.50.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.08% or 0.90 to $1081.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.18% or 0.91 to hit $40.84 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.41 to trade at $44.77 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.13% to 1.5208, while EUR/GBP fell 0.76% to 0.7049.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.70% at 99.26.
