Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains on Wednesday, with rises in majority of sectors, the most notable ones being the Industrial Transportation, Oil & Gas, Banks and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index dropped 1.22%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also declined. The FTSE 250 fell 0.37%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.93%.
Top Gainers:
- Antofagasta (LON:ANTO): Climbed 2.77% or 53.50 points to 1,985.00
- HSBC (LON:HSBA): Increased 2.81% or 19.00 points to 695.90
- Standard Chartered (LON:STAN): Rose 2.29% or 17.60 points to 787.20
Top Losers:
- Smurfit Kappa (LON:SWR): Declined 2.80% or 101.0 points to 3,509.0
- ConvaTec (LON:CTEC) Group: Fell 0.76% or 1.80 points to 235.40
- Relx (LON:REL): Dropped 0.52% or 19.00 points to 3,668.67
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 December delivery climbed 11.65 points to 2,463.55 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery increased 1.61 points to 76.34 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract rose 1.95% or 1.52 points to 79.59 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is stable at 1.28 territory.
- EUR/GBP is cruising at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 104.187.
Main Economic Events:
Markets are focused on tomorrow’s PMI data and BoE’s interest rate decision, meeting minutes.
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