U.K. stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.24%

U.K. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Aerospace & Defense, Oil & Gas Producers and Electrical sectors led shares higher.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.24%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were WPP PLC (LON:WPP), which rose 5.37% or 20.65 points to trade at 404.85 at the close. Meanwhile, 3I Group PLC (LON:III) added 3.27% or 77.00 points to end at 2,432.00 and London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSEG) was up 2.81% or 258.00 points to 9,444.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Haleon Plc (LON:HLN), which fell 15.05% or 56.30 points to trade at 317.70 at the close. Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:LLOY) declined 5.04% or 5.24 points to end at 98.66 and Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) was down 2.93% or 187.00 points to 6,206.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 959 to 702 and 587 ended unchanged.

Shares in Haleon Plc (LON:HLN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.05% or 56.30 to 317.70.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.45% or 18.28 to $4,033.32 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.01% or 1.04 to hit $101.74 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 1.14 to trade at $110.50 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 101.83.