FTSE 100 calm today; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Wednesday, with rises in Food Producers, Electronic & Electrical Equipment and Household Goods; losses in Industrial Metals & Mining, Automobiles & Parts and Mining sectors.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index is up 0.01%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were also stable. The FTSE 250 stayed unchanged, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.04%.

Top Gainers:

Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH): Increased 1.99% or 54.6 points to 2,796.6

GSK (LON:GSK): Rose 1.31% or 21.14 points to 1,639.14

Sage (LON:SGE): Climbed 0.94% or 9.50 points to 1,014.50

Top Losers:

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): Fell 2.15% or 41.00 points to 1,869.50

Kingfisher (LON:KGF): Dropped 1.85% or 5.30 points to 281.50

Anglo American (JO:AGLJ): Declined 1.29% or 29.5 points to 2,249.5

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery fell 8.65 points to 2,544.25 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery climbed 0.05 points to 75.58 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract increased 0.03% or 0.02 points to 78.68 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD as cruising at 1.32.
• EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up at 100.697.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is BoE’s Catherine Mann’s speech.