FTSE 100 slightly up; shares mixed at market open
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Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Thursday. The top 3 rising sectors were Automobiles & Parts, Household Goods and Software & Computer Services; while Food Producers, Industrial Metals & Mining and Chemicals were the ones with the most losses.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 0.04%. However, the FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index have dropped. The FTSE 250 declined 0.07%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.10%.
Top Gainers:
- Sage (LON:SGE): Climbed 2.14% or 21.10 points to 1,007.50.
- Vistry Group (LON:VTYV): Rose 1.97% or 26.00 points to 1,344.00.
- Pershing Square (LON:PSHP): Increased 1.90% or 68.00 points to 3,648.00.
Top Losers:
- Associated British Foods (LON:ABF): Fell 2.72% or 68.0 points to 2,433.0.
- Aviva (LON:AV): Declined 1.91% or 9.50 points to 489.20.
- Admiral Group (LON:ADML): Dropped 2.41% or 70.6 points to 2,860.4.
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 9.30 points to 2,535.30 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for October delivery rose 0.42 points to 69.62 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract increased 0.58% or 0.42 points to 73.12 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is stable at 1.31.
- EUR/GBP cruises over 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 101.209.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the construction PMI data.
Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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