FTSE 100 higher today; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Tuesday, with rises in General Industrials, Oil & Gas and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors; while Food Producers, Financial Services and Construction & Building Materials fell.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.52%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.05%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.36%.

Top Gainers:

• Bunzl (LON:BNZL): Increased 11.70% or 376.0 points to 3,590.0
• Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Climbed 2.64% or 89.7 points to 3,493.7
• Anglo American (LON:AAL): Rose 2.67% or 60.0 points to 2,310.0

Top Losers:

• Associated British Foods (LON:ABF): Fell 2.78% or 69.8 points to 2,444.2
• 3I Group (LON:III): Dropped 2.37% or 76.00 points to 3,135.00
• Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT): Declined 1.97% or 17.00 points to 846.20

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 4.60 points to 2,550.60 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.03 points to 77.39 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 points to 80.34 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD climbed to 1.32.
• EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down at 100.727.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the shop prices.