U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services&Distribution, Oil&Gas Producers and Healthcare Equipment&Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the United Kingdom 100 added 0.77% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the United Kingdom 100 were Mediclinic International PLC (LON:MDCM), which rose 3.35% or 11.40 points to trade at 352.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK) added 2.84% or 47.00 points to end at 1704.50 and Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) was up 2.82% or 23.80 points to 867.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intu Properties PLC (LON:INTUP), which fell 4.46% or 4.54 points to trade at 97.16 at the close. EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) declined 3.86% or 47.00 points to end at 1172.00 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) was down 3.39% or 34.20 points to 974.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1163 to 930 and 328 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intu Properties PLC (LON:INTUP) fell to all time lows; losing 4.46% or 4.54 to 97.16.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.24% or 3.05 to $1274.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.98% or 0.64 to hit $66.19 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.43% or 0.32 to trade at $74.36 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.30% to 1.2943, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8662.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 97.325.
