FTSE 100 up; U.K. shares mixed at market open

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Friday, with gains in Tobacco, Banks, Food & Drug Retailers, Personal Goods sectors while Mining, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Aerospace & Defense declined.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 0.45%. The FTSE 250 Index fell while the FTSE 350 Index increased. The FTSE 250 decreased 0.11%, while the FTSE 350 increased by 0.32%.

Top Gainers:

• Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Increased 2.16 or 76.0 points to 3,598.0
• Rightmove PLC (LON:RMV): Climbed 1.75% or 9.80 points to 569.60
• AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) : Rose 1.66% or 200.9 points to 12,300.9

Top Losers:

• Fresnillo (LON:FRES): Declined 1.40% or 8.74 points to 616.26
• IAG (LON:ICAG): Dropped 1.60% or 2.84 points to 175.06
• Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) Holdings: Fell 1.35% or 6.10 points to 447.10

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for August delivery declined 16.25 points to 2,405.65 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for August delivery rose 0.67 points to 83.29 a barrel.
• September Brent Oil Contract increased 0.68% or 0.58 points to 85.98 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD is over 1.29.
• EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 104.189

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the CFTC GBP speculative net positions.

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