Investing.com – United Kingdom equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the FTSE 350 Beverages, FTSE 350 Chemicals and FTSE 350 Nonlife Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.82%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG), which rose 1.39% or 137.00 points to trade at 10,025.00 at the close. Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) added 1.29% or 260.00 points to end at 20,470.00 and Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) was up 1.09% or 11.00 points to 1,025.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Schroders PLC (LON:SDR), which fell 4.35% or 13.80 points to trade at 303.80 in late trade. J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) declined 4.26% or 11.20 points to end at 252.00 and Diageo PLC (LON:DGE) down 4.25% or 108.50 points to 2,446.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1177 to 592 and 640 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
Shares in Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.09% or 11.00 to 1,025.00.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.19% or 31.99 to $2,722.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.21% or 2.37 to hit $76.29 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 3.21% or 2.47 to trade at $79.39 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.73% to 1.22, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 109.49.