UK stocks fall at close of trade; Investing.com UK 100 down 1.27% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in London, it lost 1.27%.

The best performers of the session on the were National Network PLC (LON: ), which rose 1.27% or 13.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON: ) added 0.23% or 1.20 points to end at 526.20 and Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON: ) was up 0.18% or 1.00 points to trade at 549.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON: ), which declined 4.79% or 360.00 points to trade at 7,160.00 at the close. Frasers Group PLC (LON: ) declined 4.48% or 39.50 points to end at 842.50 and Next PLC (LON: ) traded down 3.99% or 414.00 points to end at 9,976.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1,151 to 631, with 689 ending unchanged.

Shares of Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON: ) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.79% or 360.00 to 7,160.00. Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON: ) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.23% or 1.20 to 526.20.

Gold futures for December delivery rose 1.24 percent, or 32.55, to $2,647.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude for November delivery fell 0.14%, or 0.10, to $71.06 a barrel, while the November Brent crude contract fell 0.43% or 0.32, to 74.56 dollars per barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.33, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.

US dollar index futures rose 0.09% to 100.41.