FTSE 100 higher today; shares mixed at market open

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Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Monday, with rises in all sectors. The top gainers are Travel & Leisure, Industrial Metals & Mining, Industrial Transportation and Banks.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.69%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.47%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.57%.

Top Gainers:

  • Entain (LON:ENT): Rose 6.12% or 39.16 points to 678.56.
  • Flutter (LON:FLTRF) Entertainment: Climbed 2.40% or 385.0 points to 16,420.0.
  • Airtel Africa (LON:AAF): Increased 2.14% or 2.40 points to 114.60.

Top Losers:

  • Burberry Group (LON:BRBY): Fell 288% or 17.4 points to 587.0.
  • AstraZeneca (LON:AZN): Dropped 0.41% or 52.2 points to 2,597.8.
  • Severn Trent (LON:SVT): Declined 0.26% or 7.0 points to 2,703.0.

In Commodities Trading:

  • Gold Futures for December delivery declined 1.10 points to 2,523.50 a troy ounce.
  • Crude Oil for October delivery climbed 1.11 points to 68.78 a barrel.
  • November Brent Oil Contract rose 1.49% or 1.06 points to 72.12 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

  • GBP/USD started the week at 1.3102.
  • EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 101.452.

Main Economic Events:

The United Kingdom economic calendar today is empty.

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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