FTSE 100 starts with losses today; PMI data expected

Investing.com – U.K. equities started down on Wednesday, with losses in all sectors. The top losers were Industrial Transportation, Chemicals, Household Goods and Life Insurance.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.60%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also declined. The FTSE 250 fell 0.89%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.76%.

Top Gainers:

Pershing Square (LON:PSHP): Climbed 0.76% or 28.00 points to 3,692.00

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG): Increased 0.67% or 16.00 points to 2,421.00

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS): Rose 0.31% or 9.0 points to 2,876.0

Top Losers:

Airtel Africa (LON:AAF): Dropped 6.12% or 7.10 points to 108.90

ConvaTec (LON:CTEC): Declined 5.30% or 12.60 points to 225.00

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD): Fell 2.77% or 3.70 points to 129.85

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 5.95 points to 2,517.05 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery declined 0.70 points to 69.64 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract fell 0.87% or 0.64 points to 73.11 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD fell to 1.3113 after yesterday’s 1.3149.
• EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20 at 101.560.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the PMI data (composite, services).