Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Tuesday, with rises in General Industrials, Oil & Gas and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors; while Food Producers, Financial Services and Construction & Building Materials fell.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.52%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.05%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.36%.
- Bunzl (LON:BNZL): Increased 11.70% or 376.0 points to 3,590.0
- Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Climbed 2.64% or 89.7 points to 3,493.7
- Anglo American (LON:AAL): Rose 2.67% or 60.0 points to 2,310.0
- Associated British Foods (LON:ABF): Fell 2.78% or 69.8 points to 2,444.2
- 3I Group (LON:III): Dropped 2.37% or 76.00 points to 3,135.00
- Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT): Declined 1.97% or 17.00 points to 846.20
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 4.60 points to 2,550.60 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.03 points to 77.39 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 points to 80.34 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD climbed to 1.32.
- EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down at 100.727.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the shop prices.