London stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Investing.com UK 100 index advancing 0.33% to a fresh record, as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 1,024 to 666 with 562 unchanged.
The gains were led by the automobiles and parts, household goods and home construction, and pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors. Vistry Group PLC led advancers with a 16.31% rise to 312.40, followed by Melrose Industries PLC at 10.43% to 510.20 and AstraZeneca PLC at 3.02% to 12,476.00.
Decliners included Standard Chartered PLC, down 2.51% to 2,140.00, Diageo PLC at 2.01% to 1,735.50 and WPP PLC at 1.93% to 392.20.
Commodities showed mixed performance, with December gold futures up 0.07% at $4,700.90 per troy ounce, while October crude oil fell 3.41% to $82.11 per barrel and November Brent crude declined 3.48% to $87.39 per barrel.
The pound held steady against the dollar, with GBP/USD flat at 1.36, while EUR/GBP was little changed at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index futures rose 0.04% to 98.89.
