FTSE 100 opens higher today; shares mixed; EUR/GBP falls

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Tuesday, with rises in Industrial Metals & Mining, Personal Goods, Life Insurance; and losses in General Industrials, Electricity, Food & Drug Retailers sectors.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 0.50%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also climbed. The FTSE 250 increased 0.46%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.50%.

Top Gainers:

Anglo American (LON:AAL): Increased 5.96% or 126.5 points to 2,249.0.

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): Rose 4.82% or 88.00 points to 1,913.00.

Prudential (LON:PRU): Climbed 4.85% or 31.00 points to 669.60.

Top Losers:

Smiths Group (LON:SMIN): Dropped 6.04% or 110.00 points to 1,710.00.

Tesco (LON:TSCO): Declined 0.63% or 2.30 points to 363.60.

HALEON (LON:HLN): Fell 0.71% or 2.80 points to 392.60.

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 1.25 points to 2,653.75 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for November delivery climbed 0.99 points to 71.36 a barrel.
• December Brent Oil Contract increased 1.19% or 0.87 points to 74.08 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD is stable at 1.33.
• EUR/GBP is below 0.84 for the first time since July at 0.8329.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.660.

Main Economic Events:

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