U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.87%

Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Banking sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.87% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG), which rose 7.18% or 15.70 points to trade at 234.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) added 4.54% or 830.00 points to end at 19,125.00 and InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) was up 2.78% or 250.00 points to 9,258.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV), which fell 15.51% or 135.50 points to trade at 738.00 at the close. Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) declined 6.61% or 119.50 points to end at 1,689.00 and Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) was down 4.96% or 20.60 points to 394.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1048 to 729 and 674 ended unchanged.

Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:ICAG) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.18% or 15.70 to 234.50. Shares in Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV) fell to 52-week lows; down 15.51% or 135.50 to 738.00. Shares in Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON:FLTRF) rose to all time highs; rising 4.54% or 830.00 to 19,125.00. Shares in InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.78% or 250.00 to 9,258.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.42% or 11.25 to $2,694.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.89% or 2.09 to hit $70.27 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 1.90 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.

GBP/USD was down 0.71% to 1.29, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 105.05.