Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas Producers and Oil Equipment Services & Distribution sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Sports Direct International PLC (LON:SPD), which rose 5.39% or 19.600 points to trade at 383.200 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC (LON:RDSa) added 3.23% or 55.00 points to end at 1756.00 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC (LON:RDSb) was up 3.07% or 52.5 points to 1764.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL), which lost 3.07% or 21.10 points to trade at 665.50 in late trade. Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) declined 2.85% or 4.1000 points to end at 140.0000 and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) shed 2.20% or 9.90 points to 440.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1239 to 872 and 432 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 0.24% or 2.95 to $1244.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.74% or 0.37 to hit $50.06 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.15% or 0.58 to trade at $51.13 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.80% to 1.4558, while EUR/GBP fell 0.85% to 0.7796.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 93.90.