Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the FTSE 350 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, FTSE 350 Media and FTSE 350 Food Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Land Securities Group PLC (LON:LAND), which rose 4.31% or 25.00 points to trade at 605.00 at the close. EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) added 3.75% or 19.40 points to end at 536.80 and Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) was up 3.02% or 19.00 points to 648.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB), which fell 5.12% or 20.40 points to trade at 378.40 in late trade. GSK plc (LON:GSK) declined 3.88% or 52.50 points to end at 1,301.00 and Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA) down 3.21% or 116.00 points to 3,493.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 924 to 859 and 667 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.12% or 20.40 to 378.40. Shares in GSK plc (LON:GSK) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.88% or 52.50 to 1,301.00. Shares in Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.21% or 116.00 to 3,493.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.29% or 7.35 to $2,565.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.66% or 1.14 to hit $67.56 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 1.02 to trade at $71.54 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.53.