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

Investing.com – U.K. equities started both with gains and losses on Tuesday, with rises in Mining, Automobiles & Parts and Software & Computer Services; falls in Mobile Telecommunications, Oil & Gas and Industrial Metals & Mining.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index was down 0.35%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were mixed. The FTSE 250 increased a little, 0.04%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.25%.

Top Gainers:

• EasyJet (LON:EZJ): Rose 1.02% or 4.40 points to 437.60
• Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Climbed 1.00% or 33.0 points to 3,344.0
• IAG (LON:ICAG): Increased 0.93% or 1.60 points to 173.95

Top Losers:

• BT Group (LON:BT): Fell 4.84% or 7.05 points to 138.55
• Shell (LON:SHEL): Dropped 1.53% or 43.0 points to 2,770.0
• BP (LON:BP): Declined 1.46% or 6.45 points to 435.60

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 December delivery climbed 1.40 points to 2,542.70 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.61 points to 73.05 a barrel.
• October Brent Oil Contract fell 0.81% or 0.63 points to 77.03 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD continues its journey inside 1.29 territory at 1.2992.
• EUR/GBP is stable at 0.85.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 101.790.

Main Economic Events:

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