– U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Household Goods & Home Construction , Healthcare Equipment & Services and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the United Kingdom 100 fell 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the United Kingdom 100 were Sage Group PLC (LON: SGE ), which rose 17.87% or 192.50 points to trade at 1,269.50 at the close. Meanwhile, London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON: LSEG ) added 1.58% or 170.00 points to end at 10,900.00 and Imperial Brands PLC (LON: IMB ) was up 1.58% or 39.00 points to 2,514.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vistry Group PLC (LON: VTYV ), which fell 5.44% or 36.50 points to trade at 634.00 at the close. B&M European Value Retail SA (LON: BMEB ) declined 4.60% or 15.90 points to end at 330.10 and ConvaTec Group PLC (LON: CTEC ) was down 4.12% or 10.00 points to 233.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the London Stock Exchange by 1039 to 742 and 667 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vistry Group PLC (LON: VTYV ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.44% or 36.50 to 634.00. Shares in London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON: LSEG ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.58% or 170.00 to 10,900.00. Shares in B&M European Value Retail SA (LON: BMEB ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.60% or 15.90 to 330.10. Shares in Imperial Brands PLC (LON: IMB ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.58% or 39.00 to 2,514.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.99% or 26.15 to $2,657.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.29 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $73.31 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.26, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.34% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 106.76.