© Reuters. U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.93%
Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in London, the gained 1.93% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were 3I Group PLC (LON:), which rose 8.70% or 220.00 points to trade at 2,748.00 at the close. Next PLC (LON:) added 6.68% or 568.00 points to end at 9,078.00 and St. James’s Place PLC (LON:) was up 5.56% or 24.30 points to 461.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:), which lost 3.82% or 74.50 points to trade at 1,873.50 in late trade. British American Tobacco PLC (LON:) declined 1.36% or 32.50 points to end at 2,362.00 and Centrica PLC (LON:) shed 1.34% or 1.70 points to 125.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1154 to 618 and 663 ended unchanged on…
