Investing.com – U.K. equities were divided on Thursday, with rises in Automobiles & Parts, Food & Drug Retailers and Travel & Leisure; but losses in Personal Goods, Industrial Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.15%. The FTSE 250 Index declined while the FTSE 350 Index rose. The FTSE 250 fell 0.12%, and the FTSE 350 was up by 0.13%.
Top Gainers:
- JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD): Climbed 2.93% or 3.75 points to 131.90
- United Utilities (LON:UU): Rose 1.47% or 14.33 points to 987.53
- Flutter (LON:FLTRF) Entertainment: Increased 1.41% or 225.0 points to 16,135.0
Top Losers:
- Legal & General (LON:LGEN): Fell 1.21% or 5.10 points to 225.90
- Mondi (LON:MNDI): Dropped 1.83% or 27.00 points to 1,446.00
- Schroders (LON:SDR): Declined 1.73% or 6.0 points to 340.6
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 declined 4.50 points to 2,543.00 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.05 points to 71.88 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract climbed 0.12% or 0.09 points to 76.14 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD is pushing for over 1.31 at 1.3093.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.85.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up at 101.035.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the preliminary PMI data.
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