U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Life Insurance/Assurance, Industrial Metals&Mining and Electronic&Electrical Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in London, the United Kingdom 100 fell 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the United Kingdom 100 were 3I Group PLC (LON:III), which rose 2.76% or 25.40 points to trade at 946.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:TW) added 1.80% or 3.10 points to end at 175.35 and Barratt Developments PLC (LON:BDEV) was up 1.38% or 7.20 points to 529.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES), which fell 7.32% or 81.00 points to trade at 1025.00 at the close. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) declined 4.83% or 237.00 points to end at 4670.00 and Informa Plc (LON:INF) was down 4.00% or 34.00 points to 816.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1151 to 818 and 322 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.32% or 81.00 to 1025.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.25% or 3.10 to $1228.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.43% or 0.98 to hit $69.50 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.64 to trade at $74.08 a barrel.
GBP/USD was down 0.02% to 1.3142, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8885.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.35.
