Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the FTSE 350 Household Goods, FTSE 350 Industrial Transportation and FTSE 350 Fixed Line Telecommuniations sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR), which rose 1.78% or 8.40 points to trade at 480.70 at the close. Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) added 1.64% or 36.00 points to end at 2,229.00 and Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD) was up 1.48% or 1.12 points to 76.78 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF), which fell 5.17% or 6.00 points to trade at 110.00 in late trade. Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) declined 4.56% or 23.70 points to end at 496.30 and Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) down 4.53% or 29.60 points to 623.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1157 to 656 and 657 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.64% or 36.00 to 2,229.00. Shares in Burberry Group PLC (LON:BRBY) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.53% or 29.60 to 623.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.13% or 3.35 to $2,526.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.80% or 0.56 to hit $69.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.52 to trade at $73.23 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.31, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 101.32.