Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the FTSE 350 - Automobiles & Parts, FTSE 350 Construction & Building Materials and FTSE 350 Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD), which rose 3.63% or 5.40 points to trade at 154.30 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) added 2.90% or 10.20 points to end at 361.40 and Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) was up 2.18% or 6.20 points to 290.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:PHNX), which fell 5.29% or 30.50 points to trade at 546.00 in late trade. Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON) declined 2.57% or 12.30 points to end at 467.20 and Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX) down 2.00% or 150.00 points to 7,365.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 917 to 877 and 675 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.90% or 10.20 to 361.40. Shares in Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.18% or 6.20 to 290.30.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 1.80 to $2,608.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.43% or 0.97 to hit $68.72 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.21% or 0.87 to trade at $72.48 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.62% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.43.