FTSE 100 today: Index opens higher, NatWest impresses
Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Friday, with falls in Electronic & Electrical Equipment, Food & Drug Retailers and Tobacco; and gains in Personal Goods, Industrial Metals & Mining, Electricity, Oil & Gas and Financial Services sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.40%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 climbed 0.07%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.43%.
Top Gainers:
- NatWest (LON:NWG) Group: Rose 7.63% or 25.80 points to 363.90
- Intertek (LON:ITRK): Climbed 1.95% or 94.0 points to 4,904.0
- Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT): Increased 1.46% or 64.0 points to 4,443.0
Top Losers:
- IMI (LON:IMI): Declined 1.55% or 28.0 points to 1,774.00
- Rentokil (LON:RTO): Dropped 1.84% or 8.60 points to 458.40
- InterContinental (LON:IHG): Fell 0.82% or 66.0 points to 7,930.0
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 added 15.10 points to 2,368.60 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery fell 0.06 points to 78.22 a barrel.
- September Brent Oil Contract dropped 0.02% or 0.02 points to 82.35 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is cruising at 1.28.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 104.120.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the CFTC GBP speculative net positions.
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