U.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.43% By Investing.com


Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the gained 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the were Airtel Africa Plc (LON:), which rose 2.68% or 2.91 points to trade at 111.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (LON:) added 2.23% or 84.00 points to end at 3,844.00 and B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:) was up 2.17% or 7.80 points to 365.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vistry Group PLC (LON:), which fell 16.06% or 105.00 points to trade at 549.00 at the close. Persimmon PLC (LON:) declined 2.40% or 29.00 points to end at 1,188.00 and Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:) was down 1.47% or 1.80 points to 120.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1087 to 518 and 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vistry Group PLC (LON:) fell to 52-week lows; down 16.06% or 105.00 to 549.00. Shares in Persimmon PLC (LON:) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.40% or 29.00 to 1,188.00. Shares in Taylor Wimpey PLC (LON:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.47% or 1.80 to 120.30.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.11% or 2.99 to $2,631.19 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.34% or 0.93 to hit $70.17 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.87 to trade at $73.19 a barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.25, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 108.00.
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