Smallcap stock hits 10% lower circuit after inclusion in Additional Surveillance Measures (ASM)
Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the FTSE 350 Fixed Line Telecommuniations, FTSE 350 Travel & Leisure and FTSE 350 Banks sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT), which rose 4.15% or 182.00 points to trade at 4,564.00 at the close. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BMEB) added 3.32% or 8.50 points to end at 264.40 and BT Group PLC (LON:BT) was up 1.73% or 3.20 points to 188.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG), which fell 4.37% or 14.30 points to trade at 313.00 in late trade. Entain PLC (LON:ENT) declined 3.28% or 28.40 points to end at 837.60 and Bunzl PLC (LON:BNZL) down 2.87% or 66.00 points to 2,236.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1051 to 697 and 591 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in BT Group PLC (LON:BT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.73% or 3.20 to 188.20.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.57% or 19.60 to $3,397.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.35% or 1.65 to hit $71.90 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.36% or 1.73 to trade at $74.96 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.55% to 1.35, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 97.93.