Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the rose 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:), which rose 5.22% or 7.40 points to trade at 149.25 at the close. Meanwhile, B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:) added 3.08% or 13.50 points to end at 452.50 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:) was up 2.68% or 49.00 points to 1,878.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melrose Industries PLC (LON:), which fell 7.10% or 36.30 points to trade at 474.70 at the close. Sage Group PLC (LON:) declined 2.00% or 20.30 points to end at 996.20 and Relx PLC (LON:) was down 0.60% or 21.00 points to 3,499.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 461 to 295 and 17 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 4.05 to $2,550.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.82% or 2.11 to hit $76.94 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.26% or 1.77 to trade at $79.92 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 100.76.