FTSE 100 up, midcaps uncertain today; shares mixed at market open
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Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Thursday, with losses in Beverages, Automobiles & Parts and Oil & Gas; gains in Industrial Engineering, General Industrials and Construction & Building Materials sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.14%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were down. The FTSE 250 dropped 0.07% at market open, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.01%.
Top Gainers:
- Whitbread (LON:WTB): Rose 1.73% or 49.0 points to 2,881.0.
- Bunzl (LON:BNZL): Increased 1.21% or 42.0 points to 3,504.0.
- Fresnillo (LON:FRES): Climbed 1.08% or 5.90 points to 552.40.
Top Losers:
- Diageo (LON:DGE): Declined 1.39% or 35.0 points to 2,484.5.
- LondonMetric (LON:LMPL) Property: Fell 1.39% or 2.87 points to 203.13.
- Glencore (LON:GLEN): Dropped 0.88% or 3.55 points to 401.00.
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 12.75 points to 2,550.55 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for October delivery increased 0.06 points to 74.58 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract rose 0.12% or 0.09 points to 77.67 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD stays over 1.32 line.
- EUR/GBP is at 0.8415 with a daily range of 0.8413-0.8435.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down at 100.920.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the car registration data.
Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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