Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrial Metals & Mining, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech and Electrical sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 fell 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Royal Mail (LONDON:RMG), which rose 2.30% or 11.50 points to trade at 511.50 at the close. Mondi Plc (LONDON:MNDI) added 1.97% or 27.00 points to end at 1395.00 and Intu Properties Plc (LONDON:INTUP) was up 1.49% or 4.70 points to 319.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pearson (LONDON:PSON), which lost 2.38% or 31.00 points to trade at 1273.00 in late trade. Astrazeneca Plc (LONDON:AZN) declined 2.01% or 87.00 points to end at 4246.00 and Anglo American (LONDON:AAL) shed 2.00% or 20.10 points to 985.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1643 to 963 and 446 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.26% or 3.00 to $1176.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.96% or 1.72 to hit $59.86 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.13% or 1.97 to trade at $64.66 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.13% to 1.5370, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.7337.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 95.17.