Investing.com – UK shares were higher after Tuesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors sent shares higher.
At the close in London the price rose 0.20%.
The best artists of the session on the were Bunzl PLC (LON:), which rose 7.97% or 256.00 points to trade at 3,470.00 at the close. Meanwhile, EasyJet PLC (LON:) added 6.90% or 30.90 points to end at 478.80 and Smurfit Kappa group PLC (LON:) rose 2.97% or 101.00 points to 3,505.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Barratt Developments PLC (LON:), which fell 6.56% or 36.20 points to trade at 515.60 at the close. Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:) fell 4.32% or 225.00 points to end at 4,980.00 and Persimmon PLC (LON:) fell 4.31% or 73.50 points to 1,632.00.
Rising shares outpaced falling shares on the London Stock Exchange by 939 to 833 and 701 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bunzl PLC (LON:) soared to record highs; rising 7.97% or 256.00 to 3,470.00.
December gold futures fell 0.36%, or 9.30, to $2,545.90 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for October delivery fell 2.04% or 1.58 to $75.84 per barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.75% or 1.41 to $78.95 per barrel. barrel.
GBP/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.31% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.09% to 100.65.
