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 gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the were Croda International PLC (LON:), which rose 5.24% or 189.00 points to trade at 3,793.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NatWest Group PLC (LON:) added 3.73% or 14.20 points to end at 395.00 and Barclays PLC (LON:) was up 3.64% or 9.15 points to 260.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresnillo PLC (LON:), which fell 3.43% or 24.00 points to trade at 676.00 at the close. J Sainsbury PLC (LON:) declined 2.33% or 5.80 points to end at 243.40 and Rio Tinto PLC (LON:) was down 1.94% or 96.00 points to 4,850.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1248 to 612 and 597 ended unchanged.
Shares in NatWest Group PLC (LON:) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.73% or 14.20 to 395.00. Shares in J Sainsbury PLC (LON:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.33% or 5.80 to 243.40. Shares in Barclays PLC (LON:) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.64% or 9.15 to 260.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.75% or 74.15 to $2,620.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.05% or 2.15 to hit $68.23 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.71% or 2.00 to trade at $71.87 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.41% to 1.29, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 105.43.
