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FTSE 100 opened in the green today; public sector borrowing higher than expected

Published 21/08/2024, 08:33
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Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Wednesday, with rises in Industrial Metals & Mining, Mining and Chemicals sectors; and losses in Mobile Telecommunications, Oil & Gas and Gas Water & Multiutilities.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.08%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.12%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.07%.

Top Gainers:

  • Anglo American (JO:AGLJ): Climbed 1.76% or 39.5 points to 2,283.5
  • Rio Tinto (LON:RIO): Rose 1.91% or 91.0 points to 4,868.0
  • Glencore (LON:GLEN): Increased 1.45% or 5.96 points to 416.16

Top Losers:

  • Flutter (LON:FLTRF) Entertainment: Declined 0.79% or 125.0 points to 15,780.0
  • Severn Trent (LON:SVT): Dropped 0.57% or 14.4 points to 2,517.6
  • BT Group (LON:BT): Fell 1.21% or 1.65 points to 134.65

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In Commodities Trading:

  • Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 3.95 points to 2,554.55 a troy ounce.
  • Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.03 points to 73.14 a barrel.
  • October Brent Oil Contract climbed 0.04% or 0.03 points to 77.23 a barrel.

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Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the public sector net borrowing, which read worse than expected.

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