U.K. equities closed in negative territory on Monday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 ending the session down 0.40%.
Sector pressure came from the Oil & Gas Producers, Industrial Transportation and Mobile Telecommunications groups, which collectively pulled the broader index lower despite advances in several mining and engineering stocks.
Top gainers
- Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) led the winners, rising 6.60% or 198.00 points to finish at 3,200.00.
- Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) added 6.08% or 246.00 points to close at 4,290.00.
- Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR) advanced 5.16% or 120.00 points to end the day at 2,444.00.
Largest decliners
- Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV) was the weakest main-market name, dropping 7.12% or 17.20 points to 224.40 at the close; the share price fell to five-year lows.
- Frasers Group PLC (LON:FRAS) slipped 4.92% or 39.00 points to finish at 753.00.
- Shell PLC (LON:SHEL) declined 4.35% or 140.00 points to close at 3,080.50.
Market breadth on the London Stock Exchange was tilted toward advancing issues, with 1,121 stocks rising versus 650 decliners and 518 unchanged.
Commodities and energy
Precious metals and oil showed divergent moves. Gold futures for August delivery rose 3.21% or 135.87 to $4,374.67 per troy ounce, while crude oil for July delivery fell 5.53% or 4.69 to $80.19 a barrel. The August Brent contract declined 5.13% or 4.48 to trade at $82.85 a barrel.
Currencies and indices
Currency markets were relatively quiet: GBP/USD was effectively unchanged, moving by 0.17% to 1.34, and EUR/GBP showed a 0.12% move to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 99.31.
The session combined modest index weakness with selective stock strength among miners and engineering firms, offset by notable weakness in a housebuilder, a retail group and a major oil company.