Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the FTSE 350 Household Goods, FTSE 350 Banks and FTSE 350 Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.22% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN), which rose 3.92% or 47.50 points to trade at 1,258.50 at the close. Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) added 3.18% or 3.65 points to end at 118.60 and NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) was up 2.85% or 11.90 points to 429.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Entain PLC (LON:ENT), which fell 4.27% or 30.20 points to trade at 676.60 in late trade. Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) declined 2.97% or 57.50 points to end at 1,879.50 and Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) down 1.92% or 6.50 points to 332.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 888 to 882 and 633 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.97% or 57.50 to 1,879.50. Shares in NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.85% or 11.90 to 429.60.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.31% or 8.46 to $2,762.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.73% or 0.55 to hit $74.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.52 to trade at $78.48 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.24, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 107.91.