Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the FTSE 350 Chemicals, FTSE 350 Construction & Building Materials and FTSE 350 Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA), which rose 5.24% or 189.00 points to trade at 3,793.00 at the close. NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) added 3.73% or 14.20 points to end at 395.00 and Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) was up 3.64% or 9.15 points to 260.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which fell 3.43% or 24.00 points to trade at 676.00 in late trade. J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) declined 2.33% or 5.80 points to end at 243.40 and Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) down 1.94% or 96.00 points to 4,850.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1248 to 612 and 597 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.73% or 14.20 to 395.00. Shares in J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.33% or 5.80 to 243.40. Shares in Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.64% or 9.15 to 260.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.76% or 74.40 to $2,620.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.03% or 2.13 to hit $68.25 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.69% or 1.99 to trade at $71.88 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.40% to 1.29, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 105.43.