Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains on Wednesday, with rises in nearly all sectors, the most notable ones being the Banks, Life Insurance, Financial Services and Mobile Telecommunications.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.72%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.49%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.50%.
Top Gainers:
- NatWest (LON:NWG): Increased 2.60% or 8.40 points to 331.40
- Vistry Group (LON:VTYV): Climbed 2.31% or 29.39 points to 1,299.39
- Lloyds Banking (LON:LLOY): Rose 2.14% or 1.18 points to 56.34
Top Losers:
- InterContinental (LON:IHG): Fell 2.56% or 190.0 points to 7,220.0
- Coca Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH): Dropped 2.07% or 56.8 points to 2,683.2
- WPP (LON:WPP): Declined 1.17% or 8.40 points to 708.60
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 1.15 points to 2,432.75 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery declined 0.06 points to 73.14 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract fell 0.10% or 0.08 points to 76.40 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD falls below the 1.27 line with yesterday’s range of 1.268-1.2718.
- EUR/GBP climbed slightly to settle at 0.86.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 102.957.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the house price index from Halifax. The monthly index beats the expectations.
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