U.K. shares closed higher on Tuesday, supported by broad strength in resource- and manufacturing-related segments of the market. At the London close, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 1.53% compared with the previous session.
Top performers on the index were dominated by mining names. Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) led the session, climbing 8.10% or 284.00 points to finish at 3,792.00. Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) added 6.56% or 205.00 points to end the day at 3,332.00, while Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) gained 5.98% or 219.00 points to close at 3,881.00.
Lagging names included several large-cap constituents. Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) fell 2.17% or 176.00 points to 7,946.00 at the close. BP PLC (LON:BP) declined 2.05% or 10.45 points to finish at 499.55, and Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV) slipped 1.71% or 7.20 points to end the session at 414.70.
On breadth, advancing issues substantially outnumbered decliners on the London Stock Exchange, with 1,380 securities rising versus 433 falling, and 489 that finished unchanged.
Vistry Group's shares moved to a multi-year trough during the session, trading down to a five-year low of 414.70 after the 1.71% decline recorded at the close.
Commodity markets displayed divergent moves. Gold futures for April delivery climbed 2.69% or 137.09 to $5,240.79 per troy ounce. In contrast, crude oil fell sharply: April delivery for U.S. crude dropped 15.31% or 14.51 to $80.26 a barrel, and the May Brent contract slipped 14.70% or 14.55 to trade at $84.41 a barrel.
Foreign exchange pairs were relatively stable. GBP/USD was quoted unchanged at 1.35, representing a 0.31% move noted in the session, while EUR/GBP was effectively flat, shifting 0.05% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures eased 0.65% to 98.52.
This market snapshot reflects session-end prices and the relative performance of sectors and individual companies as reported at the close in London.