U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.73%

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Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Automobiles&Parts, Construction&Materials and Food Producers sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 0.73%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD), which rose 3.63% or 5.40 points to trade at 154.30 at the close. Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS) added 2.90% or 10.20 points to end at 361.40 and Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) was up 2.18% or 6.20 points to 290.30 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:PHNX), which lost 5.29% or 30.50 points to trade at 546.00 in late trade. Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRON) declined 2.57% or 12.30 points to end at 467.20 and Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (LON:SPX) shed 2.00% or 150.00 points to 7,365.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 917 to 877 and 675 ended unchanged on the London Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 1.95 to $2,608.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.40% or 0.95 to hit $68.70 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.86 to trade at $72.47 a barrel.

GBP/USD was up 0.62% to 1.32, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.43.

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