UK Stocks Take a Hit: Investing.com UK 100 Slumps 0.17% in Sudden Market Dip

Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in London, it was down 0.17%.

The best performers of the session were Melrose Industries PLC (LON:), which rose 5.19% or 24.60 points to trade at 498.80 at the close. At the same time, 3i Group (LON:) rose 4.34% (139.00 points) to end at 3,340.00; British Telecom Group (LON:) rose 3.69% (LON:) to 147.40 in late trade.

The worst performing stocks on the disk were Schroders Investment Group (LON:), which fell 13.70% (49.80 points) to trade at 313.80 at the close. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:) fell 8.40% or 928.00 points to end at 10,114.00. Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:) fell 1.94% or 36.00 points to 1,820.00.

989 stocks on the London Stock Exchange fell, which exceeded the number of stocks that closed higher – 842. At the same time, 622 stocks did not rise or fall, which was basically the same.

Shares in Schroders plc (LON:) fell to lows, losing 13.70% or 49.80 points to 313.80.

Gold futures December options contract price rose 0.19% (5.15 points) to $2,751.35. For the rest of the futures, the price of WTI crude oil futures contract for December delivery increased by 1.54% (1.10 points), quoted at $72.57, while the January London Brent crude oil futures contract rose by 1.35% (1.01), trading at $76.09.

GBP/USD rose 0.54%, with an exchange rate of 1.30; at the same time, EUR/GBP remained basically unchanged at 0.12%, with a quote of 0.84.

U.S. dollar index futures fell 0.39% to 103.39.