Investing.com – U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Oil & Gas Producers and Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares lower.

At the close in London, the declined 1.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were , which rose 7.07% or 4.81 points to trade at 72.81 at the close. Meanwhile, added 5.81% or 201.00 points to end at 3,663.00 and was up 5.42% or 84.00 points to 1,634.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were , which fell 6.21% or 163.00 points to trade at 2,462.00 at the close. declined 5.16% or 10.80 points to end at 198.70 and was down 4.92% or 163.80 points to 3,165.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the London Stock Exchange by 896 to 860 and 528 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hiscox Ltd (LON:HSX) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.42% or 84.00 to 1,634.00.

for June delivery was up 0.75% or 35.29 to $4,729.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, fell 1.28% or 1.22 to hit $93.86 a barrel, while the fell 1.60% or 1.62 to trade at $99.65 a barrel.

GBP/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.36, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.86.

was down 0.02% at 97.86.