U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.39%

U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Aerospace & Defense, Mining and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were BP PLC (LON:BP), which rose 4.35% or 26.60 points to trade at 638.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Shell PLC (LON:SHEL) added 3.72% or 144.50 points to end at 4,033.00 and Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTYV) was up 2.01% or 5.00 points to 253.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR), which fell 7.57% or 95.40 points to trade at 1,164.20 at the close. Fresnillo PLC (LON:FRES) declined 6.21% or 153.00 points to end at 2,309.00 and Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) was down 5.10% or 370.00 points to 6,890.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 981 to 694 and 560 ended unchanged.

Shares in BP PLC (LON:BP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.35% or 26.60 to 638.50. Shares in Shell PLC (LON:SHEL) rose to all time highs; rising 3.72% or 144.50 to 4,033.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.03% or 41.85 to $4,018.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 3.42% or 3.40 to hit $102.87 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.40% or 3.85 to trade at $117.02 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.34, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.62.