LONDON: U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mobile Telecommunications, Forestry & Paper and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in London, the FTSE 100 added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE 100 were Vodafone Group PLC (LONDON:VOD), which rose 5.41% or 12.25 points to trade at 238.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Barclays (LONDON:BARC) added 3.37% or 8.85 points to end at 271.55 and Mondi Plc (LONDON:MNDI) was up 2.42% or 36.00 points to 1521.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Burberry Group (LONDON:BRBY), which fell 5.03% or 91.00 points to trade at 1717.00 at the close. Intu Properties Plc (LONDON:INTUP) declined 2.06% or 7.30 points to end at 346.80 and Hammerson Plc (LONDON:HMSO) was down 1.92% or 13.50 points to 690.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1358 to 1260 and 429 ended unchanged.
Shares in Barclays (LONDON:BARC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.37% or 8.85 to 271.55. Shares in Mondi Plc (LONDON:MNDI) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.42% or 36.00 to 1521.00.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.19% or 2.30 to $1209.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.36% or 0.79 to hit $58.78 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 0.89 to trade at $64.91 a barrel.
GBP/USD was up 0.17% to 1.5541, while EUR/GBP fell 0.74% to 0.7130.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 95.75.