U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.09%

Investing.comNov 4, 2024 5:35 PM

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Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Oil&Gas Producers and General Industrial sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.09%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG), which rose 2.61% or 9.80 points to trade at 385.10 at the close. DS Smith PLC (LON:SMDS) added 2.51% or 13.50 points to end at 552.50 and Frasers Group PLC (LON:FRAS) was up 1.70% or 13.00 points to 780.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Hiscox Ltd (LON:HSX), which lost 3.02% or 33.00 points to trade at 1,061.00 in late trade. Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON) declined 2.73% or 13.30 points to end at 474.20 and Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) shed 2.10% or 44.00 points to 2,056.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 926 to 852 and 679 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 7.65 to $2,741.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.58% or 1.79 to hit $71.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.41% or 1.76 to trade at $74.86 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.29, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 103.79.

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