U.K. equities ended higher on Monday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gaining 0.28% at the close of trade in London. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 940 to 738, with 575 stocks unchanged.
Gains were led by the beverage, travel and leisure, and food and drug retail sectors. WPP PLC rose 3.36% to 399.90, while B&M European Value Retail PLC added 3.05% to 243.60. Diageo PLC climbed 3.03% to 1,771.00.
Decliners included BP PLC, which fell 2.88% to 533.70, Melrose Industries PLC down 1.77% to 462.00, and GSK plc, which declined 1.46% to 1,890.50.
Commodities moved in opposite directions, with gold futures for December delivery up 0.69% at $4,712.71 per troy ounce. Crude oil futures for October delivery fell 2.47% to $84.91 per barrel, while the November Brent contract dropped 2.19% to $90.64.
The pound traded flat against the dollar, with GBP/USD unchanged at 1.36, and EUR/GBP steady at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index futures rose 0.19% to 98.91.
