Investing.com – U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the rose 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the were Anglo American PLC (LON:), which rose 6.64% or 141.00 points to trade at 2,263.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Antofagasta PLC (LON:) added 6.30% or 115.00 points to end at 1,940.00 and Rio Tinto PLC (LON:) was up 4.55% or 219.50 points to 5,049.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Smiths Group PLC (LON:), which fell 5.22% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,725.00 at the close. Vistry Group PLC (LON:) declined 1.85% or 25.00 points to end at 1,327.00 and Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:) was down 1.47% or 40.00 points to 2,688.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 940 to 848 and 680 ended unchanged.
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