© Reuters U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.26%
Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the added 0.26% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Ocado Group PLC (LON:), which rose 3.89% or 28.20 points to trade at 753.20 at the close. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd DRC (LON:) added 3.30% or 48.00 points to end at 1,501.00 and Rentokil Initial PLC (LON:) was up 2.61% or 11.30 points to 444.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Carnival PLC (LON:), which lost 5.67% or 77.50 points to trade at 1,289.00 in late trade. Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:) declined 1.19% or 3.60 points to end at 298.80 and B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:) shed 1.16% or 6.60 points to 563.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1057 to 523 and 530 ended…
