Sector movers: Oil and mining stocks fall as dollar strength hits commodities
Stocks in the UK oil and mining sectors on Thursday as political uncertainty prompted an aversion to risk on London's stock market.
Acacia Mining
234.00p
16:45 16/09/19
BP
384.00p
15:45 15/11/24
Fresnillo
645.00p
15:45 15/11/24
FTSE 100
8,060.61
15:45 15/11/24
FTSE 250
20,508.75
15:45 15/11/24
FTSE 350
4,453.56
15:45 15/11/24
FTSE All-Share
4,411.85
15:45 15/11/24
Mining
10,633.77
15:45 15/11/24
Oil & Gas Producers
8,043.72
15:45 15/11/24
Randgold Resources Ltd.
6,546.00p
17:00 28/12/18
Shell 'A'
1,895.20p
17:05 28/01/22
A stronger dollar was also to blame for falls in the resources categories as crude, gold and silver prices weakened.
Data released during the session showed that continuing US jobless claims dropped to a 15-year low, buoying hopes about the American labour market ahead of the non-farm payrolls report on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six other major currencies, rose 0.6% to 94.628 after recent weakness.
Brent crude was 2.1% lower at $66.38 a barrel after the close in London, weighing on shares of oil majors BP and Shell, and second-tier peers Tullow Oil, Soco International, Petrofac, Premier Oil and Hunting.
Gold also fell on the strong dollar with futures down 0.6% at $1,182.90 an ounce, while silver fell 1.1% to $16.33 an ounce.
Precious metal producers Fresnillo, Randgold and Acacia Mining all declined, along with diversified mining giants Glencore, BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Rio Tinto.
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