U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil Equipment Services&Distribution, Tobacco and Software&Computer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the United Kingdom 100 fell 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the United Kingdom 100 were Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB), which rose 1.31% or 79.00 points to trade at 6120.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR) added 1.30% or 11.90 points to end at 927.00 and United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) was up 1.15% or 9.60 points to 847.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW), which fell 5.36% or 10.30 points to trade at 181.95 at the close. Legal&General Group PLC (LON:LGEN) declined 4.94% or 14.30 points to end at 275.20 and J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) was down 4.68% or 10.60 points to 216.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1177 to 863 and 339 ended unchanged.
Shares in J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.68% or 10.60 to 216.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.04% or 0.55 to $1279.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.17% or 0.11 to hit $65.78 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.34 to trade at $74.91 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.2900, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8633.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.860.
