U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction&Materials, Oil Equipment Services&Distribution and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the United Kingdom 100 lost 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the United Kingdom 100 were Micro Focus International PLC (LON:MCRO), which rose 3.76% or 53.00 points to trade at 1463.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Paddy Power Betfair PLC (LON:PPB) added 3.52% or 245.00 points to end at 7205.00 and Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) was up 2.88% or 109.50 points to 3910.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS), which fell 3.26% or 7.30 points to trade at 216.90 at the close. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) declined 2.89% or 9.40 points to end at 316.00 and Travis Perkins PLC (LON:TPK) was down 2.71% or 28.00 points to 1004.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1170 to 862 and 325 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.26% or 7.30 to 216.90. Shares in Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) fell to all time lows; falling 2.89% or 9.40 to 316.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.89% or 22.70 to $1221.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.60% or 0.34 to hit $56.80 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.43 to trade at $67.05 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.56% to 1.2845, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8881.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 96.34.
