U.K. stock markets ended the trading day higher on Tuesday, powered by sector gains in Mining, Industrial Metals & Mining and Travel & Leisure.
At the close in London the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.26% to record a new one-month high.
Top performers
- JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD) led the index advance, finishing up 4.69% or 3.64 points, at 81.28.
- International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) added 3.88% or 15.40 points to close at 412.30.
- Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) rose 3.66% or 144.00 points to end the session at 4,075.00.
Lagging names
- Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON) was the weakest on the day, slipping 5.38% or 27.40 points to 482.20 at the close.
- BP PLC (LON:BP) fell 4.03% or 22.20 points to finish at 529.00.
- Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) declined 3.36% or 248.00 points to 7,128.00.
Market breadth on the London Stock Exchange was positive: rising stocks outnumbered decliners by 1,104 to 646, while 541 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities and energy
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery fell 0.44% or 19.95 to $4,536.45 a troy ounce. Crude oil for delivery in July declined 2.68% or 2.59 to $94.01 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract gained 4.01% or 3.75 to trade at $97.17 a barrel.
Foreign exchange and indexes
Currency markets saw GBP/USD down 0.46% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP registered an unchanged move of 0.31% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 99.15.
This session’s moves were concentrated in specific sectors rather than reflecting a broad-based market swing. The gains in mining and travel-related stocks supported the headline rise in the Investing.com United Kingdom 100, even as notable blue-chip names including BP and other large-cap constituents experienced declines.