Investing.com - U.K. equities started with good spirits on Friday, with rises in the Mining, Gas Water & Multiutilities, and Construction & Building Materials.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 0.07%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index also increased. The FTSE 250 climbed 0.10%, while the FTSE 350 increased by 0.13%.
Top Gainers:
- Centrica (LON:CNA): Rose 3.94% or 5.48 points to 144.63
- National Grid (LON:NG): Climbed 1.90% or 16.00 points to 859.00
- Whitbread (LON:WTB): Increased 1.41% or 41.00 points to 2,950.0
Top Losers:
- JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD): Dropped 6.73% or 9.00 points to 124.80
- Flutter (LON:FLTRF) Entertainment: Declined 3.91% or 585.0 points to 14,390.0
- Associated British Foods (LON:ABF): Fell 2.67% or 71.0 points to 2,589.0
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for August delivery declined 1.30 points to 2,365.20 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for July delivery decreased 0.18 points to 77.73 a barrel.
- August Brent Oil Contract fell 0.06% or 0.05 to 81.66 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD remained unchanged at 1.27.
- EUR/GBP is also stable at 0.85.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.79.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic events in the United Kingdom include the Mortgage Approvals, Nationwide House Prices and CFTC GBP speculative net positions, which are expected to provide insights into the country's economic outlook and potential policy changes.
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