UK equities closed higher on Monday, with the Investing.com UK 100 Index gaining 0.28% as gains in beverages, travel and leisure, and food and drug retailers offset declines in energy and healthcare.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 940 to 738, with 575 stocks unchanged at the close in London. The index’s top performers included WPP PLC, which rose 3.36% to 399.90, adding 13.00 points, and B&M European Value Retail PLC, which climbed 3.05% to 243.60, up 7.20 points. Diageo PLC advanced 3.03% to 1,771.00, gaining 52.00 points.
The index’s worst performers included BP PLC, which fell 2.88% to 533.70, down 15.80 points, Melrose Industries PLC, which dropped 1.77% to 462.00, losing 8.30 points, and GSK plc, which declined 1.46% to 1,890.50, down 28.00 points.
Commodities showed mixed performance, with gold futures for December delivery rising 0.67% to $4,711.74 per troy ounce. Crude oil futures for October delivery fell 2.46% to $84.92 per barrel, while Brent crude futures for November delivery declined 2.17% to $90.66 per barrel.
The GBP/USD pair was little changed, up 0.10% at 1.36, while the EUR/GBP pair remained flat at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index futures decreased 0.19% to 98.91.
