Investing.com – British shares closed lower on Wednesday; The decline in , sectors pushed the indices down.
At the close in London, it was down 0.86%.
The best value for the session was BAE Systems PLC (LON:) up 2.94% or 22.20 pips to settle at the close at 778.20. It was followed by Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON :), which advanced 2.35% or 2.04 points to close at 88.73, and Center PLC (LON 🙂 that rose 1.72% or 1.36 points to end the session at 80.54.
At the bottom of the index was Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON :), which fell 4.90%, or 478.00 points, to close at 9.00. national network PLC (LON 🙂 For its part, cut 4.27%, 50.00 points, and closed at 1.00, while St. James’s Place PLC (LON:): 3.59%, 46.50 points, until it finished at 1.00.
The Reds beat the Greens on the London Stock Exchange by 1059 to 729, with 501 closing flat.
Shares of BAE Systems PLC (LON 🙂 rose to an all-time high, trading 2.94%, or 22.20, to settle at 778.20.
Gold futures for August delivery were up 0.21%, or 3.80, at $1.00 an ounce. Among other commodities, crude oil futures for July delivery rose 2.05%, or $2.35, to settle at $117.02 a barrel, while Brent crude futures for August delivery rose 2.00%, or $2.31, to $117.91 a barrel.
GBP/USD fell 0.95% to 1.25, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.15% to 0.85.
The dollar index rose 0.83% to 102.61.
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