Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals&Mining, Automobiles&Parts and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which rose 5.43% or 32.20 points to trade at 624.80 at the close. Meanwhile, GKN PLC (LON:GKN) added 4.29% or 19.30 points to end at 469.60 and Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) was up 4.14% or 107.00 points to 2690.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB), which fell 3.19% or 191.00 points to trade at 5806.00 at the close. Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) declined 1.96% or 17.20 points to end at 860.60 and British American Tobacco PLC (LON:BATS) was down 1.92% or 77.50 points to 3965.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1188 to 795 and 133 ended unchanged.
Shares in GKN PLC (LON:GKN) rose to all time highs; rising 4.29% or 19.30 to 469.60.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.25% or 3.40 to $1347.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.14% or 0.09 to hit $66.31 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $71.44 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.33% to 1.4291, while EUR/GBP rose 0.02% to 0.8637.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 89.35.
