{
  "id": 10481934,
  "title": "U.K. stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.11%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/u-k-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-investing-com-united-kingdom-100",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:08:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/uk-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-investingcom-united-kingdom-100-down-011-4920873"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.K. stocks experienced a decline after the close of trade on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Automobiles & Parts, and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors contributed to the downward trend. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index closed 0.11% lower at 11,708.40. On the positive side, Persimmon PLC led the session with a 14.68% gain, rising 169.50 points to 1,324.00, while Barratt Redrow PLC and Taylor Wimpey PLC also saw significant gains of 11.72% and 11.51% respectively. Conversely, Fresnillo PLC was the worst performer, down 5.09% or 147.00 points to 2,743.00. Entain PLC and Experian PLC also experienced declines of 5.05% and 3.56% respectively. There were 912 stocks that fell, 809 that rose, and 528 remained unchanged on the London Stock Exchange. Notably, Entain PLC's shares hit their 5-year low, closing at 426.90. In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery fell by 3.88% to $4,153.60 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery increased by 2.37% to $94.60 a barrel, and the December Brent oil contract rose by 2.07% to $99.46 a barrel. The GBP/USD currency pair remained unchanged at 1.33, and EUR/GBP also remained steady at 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures saw a slight increase of 0.23% to 100.94.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Italy stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 down 0.18%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/italy-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-investing-com-italy-40-down-0-18",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:07:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}