FTSE 100 calm today; GDP data release

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Tuesday, with rises in Industrial Metals & Mining, Personal Goods and Oil & Gas sector; and losses in Automobiles & Parts, Financial Services and Real Estate.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed a little. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were down. The FTSE 250 fell 0.10%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.04%.

Top Gainers:

• Rio Tinto (LON:RIO): Increased 2.47% or 131.0 points to 5,437.2.
• Anglo American (LON:AAL): Rose 1.91% or 46.5 points to 2,484.5.
• Glencore (LON:GLEN): Climbed 1.75% or 7.45 points to 434.50.

Top Losers:

• Rightmove (LON:RMV): Declined 3.49% or 23.31 points to 645.29.
• 3I Group (LON:III): Fell 2.99% or 101.34 points to 3,287.66.
• Intermediate Capital (LON:ICGIN): Dropped 1.97% or 46.00 points to 2,286.00.

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 13.05 points to 2,681.15 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for November delivery climbed 0.65 points to 68.83 a barrel.
• December Brent Oil Contract increased 1.10% or 0.79 points to 72.33 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD started the day at 1.33.
• EUR/GBP is at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.117.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the GDP data. House price index from Nationwide will also be followed.