© Reuters. U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.28%
Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the gained 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Standard Chartered PLC (LON:), which rose 4.86% or 29.40 points to trade at 635.00 at the close. Rightmove PLC (LON:) added 1.85% or 10.20 points to end at 561.20 and AstraZeneca PLC (LON:) was up 1.83% or 184.00 points to 10,220.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included St. James’s Place PLC (LON:), which lost 2.96% or 19.60 points to trade at 643.00 in late trade. Admiral Group PLC (LON:) declined 1.40% or 36.00 points to end at 2,533.00 and Schroders PLC (LON:) shed 1.34% or 5.40 points to 397.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 942 to 779 and 725 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.
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