Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains on Tuesday, with rises in nearly all sectors. Life Insurance, Support Services, Electricity and Banks were up, while Automobiles & Parts, Industrial Metals & Mining and Beverages sectors declined.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.27%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 0.18%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.35%.
Top Gainers:
- JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD): Increased 1.64% or 1.97 points to 122.32
- J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY): Climbed 1.56% or 4.20 points to 273.80
- Mondi (LON:MNDI): Rose 1.37% or 19.50 points to 1,442.50
Top Losers:
- Flutter (LON:FLTRF) Entertainment: Fell 4.12% or 605.0 points to 14,080.0
- Marks & Spencer (LON:MKS): Declined 1.61% or 5.20 points to 318.00
- Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX): Dropped 0.65% or 50.0 points to 7,670.1
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 2.80 points to 2,501.20 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for September delivery fell 0.33 points to 79.73 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract dropped 0.50% or 0.41 points to 81.89 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD climbed over the 1.28 line this morning again after two weeks.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.85 with a daily range of 0.8537-0.8573.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.987.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic events in the United Kingdom are the average earnings and employment change. But the claimant count change in July has stolen the show.
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