FTSE 100 opens lower today; shares mixed, economic calendar is calm

Investing.comSep 16, 2024 8:00 AM

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Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Monday, with rises in Automobiles & Parts, Beverages and Food & Drug Retailers. Life Insurance, Industrial Metals & Mining and Banks were the top losers at market open.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index fell 0.06%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.12%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.12%.

Top Gainers:

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY): Rose 1.66% or 4.80 points to 294.60
Auto Trader Group Plc (LON:AUTOA): Climbed 1.42% or 12.40 points to 884.40
Tesco (LON:TSCO): Increased 1.07% or 3.90 points to 368.40

Top Losers:

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (LON:PHNX): Declined 2.00% or 11.50 points to 565.50
Smurfit WestRock PLC (LON:SWR): Dropped 1.84% or 64.0 points to 3,403.0
Entain (LON:ENT): Fell 1.24% or 9.11 points to 725.49

In Commodities Trading:

Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 1.40 points to 2,609.30 a troy ounce.
Crude Oil for November delivery climbed 0.56 points to 68.31 a barrel.
November Brent Oil Contract rose 0.70% or 0.50 points to 72.11 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

GBP/USD stable 1.3160.
EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 100.395.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is house price index from Rightmove.

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