Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications , Beverage and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Intermediate Capital Group PLC (LON: ICGIN ), which rose 2.27% or 46.00 points to trade at 2,072.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Flutter Entertainment PLC (LON: FLTRF ) added 2.00% or 410.00 points to end at 20,880.00 and NatWest Group PLC (LON: NWG ) was up 1.95% or 7.30 points to 381.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON: ICAG ), which fell 3.58% or 11.30 points to trade at 304.60 at the close. Fresnillo PLC (LON: FRES ) declined 3.52% or 23.50 points to end at 644.50 and Rightmove PLC (LON: RMV ) was down 3.19% or 20.60 points to 624.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1136 to 676 and 595 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.19% or 32.35 to $2,682.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.38% or 1.80 to hit $77.55 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.97% or 1.57 to trade at $81.33 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.22, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 109.72.