FTSE 100 opens with gains; shares rise
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Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains in all sectors on Thursday. The top risers are Automobiles & Parts, Beverages, Industrial Metals & Mining and Personal Goods.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 1.09%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.74%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 1.19%.
Top Gainers:
- Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): Climbed 2.67% or 45.00 points to 1,731.00
- Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT): Rose 3.08% or 24.47 points to 818.87
- Intermediate Capital (LON:ICGIN): Increased 3.07% or 66.00 points to 2,218.00
Top Losers:
- M&G PLC (LON:MNG): Dropped 2.34% or 4.90 points to 204.20
- British American Tobacco (LON:BATS): Declined 0.40% or 12.0 points to 2,972.0
- Severn Trent (LON:SVT): Fell 0.30% or 8.0 points to 2,682.0
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 0.15 points to 2,542.55 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for October delivery rose 0.85 points to 68.16 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract increased 1.32% or 0.93 points to 71.54 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is traded at 1.3045.
- EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.807.
Main Economic Events:
Today's economic calendar is calm today with only BoE’s Breeden speaks and IPSOS PCSI data coming.
Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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