Investing.com – U.K. equities started with losses on Monday, with falls in all sectors, the most notable ones being Automobiles & Parts, Industrial Transportation, Mining, Life Insurance and Construction & Building Materials sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index dropped 2.45%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also declined. The FTSE 250 fell 3.21%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 2.39%.
Cryptocurrencies saw significant falls this morning, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. BTC lost 13.20%, ETH fell 19% and SOL declined 13.90%.
Top Gainers:
- HALEON (LON:HLN): Increased 1.01% or 3.70 points to 371.50
- GSK (LON:GSK): Climbed 0.74% or 11.50 points to 1,574.00
- Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT): Rose 0.14% or 6.0 points to 4,156.0
Top Losers:
- Pershing Square (NYSE:SQ): Fell 7.94% or 284.72 points to 3,303.28
- Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT): Declined 7.71% or 62.66 points to 750.54
- Melrose Industries (LON:MRON): Dropped 6.01% or 29.00 points to 453.60
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 5.80 points to 2,475.60 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery dropped 0.74 points to 72.78 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract declined 1.02% or 0.78 points to 76.03 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD declined under the 1.28 territory, hanging at 1.2777 at the moment. .
- EUR/GBP is over 0.85 this morning.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 102.499.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the PMI data. Today we have Composite and Services PMI numbers, and tomorrow the Construction PMI numbers and retail sales data. On Wednesday the house prices from Halifax will be released.
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