Investing.com – U.K. equities started with losses on Wednesday, with falls in majority of sectors, the most notable ones being the Personal Goods, Industrial Engineering, Software & Computer Services and Life Insurance.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index declined 0.49%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also dropped. The FTSE 250 dropped 0.28%, while the FTSE 350 fell by 0.51%.
Top Gainers:
- EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ): Rose 9.00% or 38.50 points to 466.70
- Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT): Increased 4.17% or 184.0 points to 4,592.0
- Fresnillo (LON:FRES): Climbed 2.50% or 15.00 points to 615.00
Top Losers:
- Burberry Group (LON:BRBY): Dropped 2.06% or 14.8 points to 704.6
- Experian (LON:EXPN): Fell 1.80% or 64.0 points to 3,481.0
- Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT): Declined 1.58% or 13.92 points to 864.48
Investing.com visitors also have access to the full list of top FTSE 100 Gainers and FTSE 100 Losers, updated today in real-time.
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for August delivery climbed 9.80 points to 2,417.10 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery rose 0.27 points to 77.23 a barrel.
- September Brent Oil Contract increased 0.38% or 0.31 points to 81.32 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is down from 1.29 but still testing.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 104.137
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic events in the United Kingdom are PMI numbers (Composite, Manufacturing, Services), which are expected to provide insights into the country's economic outlook and potential policy changes.
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