Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech and Industrial Engineering sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 lost 0.21% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Diageo (LONDON:DGE), which rose 6.79% or 119.50 points to trade at 1880.00 at the close. Royal Mail (LONDON:RMG) added 1.48% or 7.30 points to end at 500.00 and TUI AG (LONDON:TUIT) was up 1.20% or 14.00 points to 1184.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shire Plc (LONDON:SHP), which lost 2.75% or 150.00 points to trade at 5305.00 in late trade. GKN (LONDON:GKN) declined 2.48% or 9.10 points to end at 357.80 and St James`S Place (LONDON:SJP) shed 1.94% or 17.50 points to 884.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1687 to 883 and 461 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.32% or 3.70 to $1171.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.62% or 0.96 to hit $58.17 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.07% or 0.68 to trade at $62.63 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.11% to 1.5288, while EUR/GBP rose 0.98% to 0.7348.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.74% at 95.66.