Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains on Monday, with falls in majority of sectors, the most notable ones being the Mining, Personal Goods, Industrial Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 0.11%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also increased. The FTSE 250 climbed 0.22%, while the FTSE 350 increased by 0.32%.
Top Gainers:
- Melrose Industries (LON:MRON): Increased 1.56% or 9.00 points to 587.00
- Persimmon (LON:PSN): Rose 0.79% or 11.5 points to 1,475.5
- Pershing Square (NYSE:SQ): Climbed 0.82% or 34.00 points to 4,180.00
Top Losers:
- Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Fell 1.53% or 56.0 points to 3,600.0
- Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): Dropped 1.38% or 30.32 points to 2,173.68
- Anglo American (JO:AGLJ): Declined 1.51% or 37.0 points to 2,407.0
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for August delivery declined 12.40 points to 2,385.30 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for August delivery fell 0.60 points to 82.56 a barrel.
- September Brent Oil Contract dropped 0.55% or 0.48 points to 86.06 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is over 1.28.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 104.665
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic events in the United Kingdom are Professor Jonathan Haskel's speech and The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) report, which are expected to provide insights into the country's economic outlook and potential policy changes.
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