FTSE 100 starts the week lower; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Monday, with rises in Tobacco, Software & Computer Services and Beverages; losses in Industrial Metals & Mining, Chemicals and Personal Goods sectors.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.12%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were mixed. The FTSE 250 increased 0.12%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.04%.

Top Gainers:

• Rightmove (LON:RMV): Climbed 24.30% or 135.00 points to 690.60.
• Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV): Increased 2.00% or 10.14 points to 517.34.
• Auto Trader Group Plc (LON:AUTOA): Rose 1.34% or 11.40 points to 862.40.

Top Losers:

• Kingfisher (LON:KGF): Dropped 1.79% or 5.10 points to 279.10.
• Rio Tinto (LON:RIO): Fell 2.13% or 101.5 points to 4,668.5.
• Burberry Group (LON:BRBY): Declined 1.80% or 12.0 points to 655.8.

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 2.05 points to 2,529.65 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.19 points to 73.36 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract fell 0.36% or 0.28 points to 76.65 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD is stable at 1.3142.
• EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down at 101.564.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the Manufacturing PMI data.