FTSE 100 down today; U.K. shares mixed at market open
Investing.com – U.K. equities started with losses on Tuesday, with falls in majority of sectors, the most notable ones being the Industrial Metals & Mining, Automobiles & Parts, Chemicals, Gas Water & Multiutilities and Tobacco.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index fell 0.39%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were mixed. The FTSE 250 climbed 0.05%, while the FTSE 350 cropped by 0.29%.
Top Gainers:
- Compass (LON:CPG): Climbed 3.19% or 70.00 points to 2,261.00
- Beazley (LON:BEZG): Increased 3.08% or 20.00 points to 670.00
- Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Rose 2.67% or 96.5 points to 3,705.5
Top Losers:
- Glencore (LON:GLEN): Declined 1.80% or 7.98 points to 435.37
- Anglo American (JO:AGLJ): Fell 1.50% or 33.5 points to 2,200.0
- DS Smith (LON:SMDS): Dropped 0.49% or 2.20 points to 449.60
Investing.com visitors also have access to the full list of top FTSE 100 Gainers and FTSE 100 Losers, updated today in real-time.
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for August delivery fell 0.40 points to 2,394.30 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery rose 0.03 points to 78.43 a barrel.
- September Brent Oil Contract increased 0.10% or 0.08 points to 82.48 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is settled over 1.29 with a daily range of 1.2912-1.2935.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.059
Main Economic Events:
Today's calendar for economic events is empty for the United Kingdom.
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