Investing.com - U.K. equities started with gains on Thursday, with rises in Mining, Aerospace & Defense and Automobiles & Parts sectors, while Household Goods, Travel & Leisure and Banks sectors declined.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 0.04%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were also down. The FTSE 250 dropped 0.05%, while the FTSE 350 also fell by 0.02%.
Top Gainers:
- J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY): Increased 2.35% or 6.09 points to 265.69
- Land Securities (LON:LAND): Rose 1.80% or 11.00 points to 620.50
- Halma (LON:HLMA): Climbed 0.96% or 25.0 points to 2,644.0
Top Losers:
- United Utilities (LON:UU): Fell 3.25% or 32.80 points to 977.20
- Persimmon (LON:PSN): Dropped 2.23% or 30.5 points to 1,334.5
- Airtel Africa (LON:AAF): Declined 1.77% or 2.10 points to 116.70
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for August delivery rose 14.00 points to 2,356.70 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for August delivery fell 0.05 points to 80.59 a barrel.
- August Brent Oil Contract rose 0.14% or 0.12 points to 85.19 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD remained unchanged at 1.27.
- EUR/GBP is at 0.84.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.972
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the interest rate decision from the Bank of England. Also we are expecting initial jobless claims from the US, which are expected to provide insights into the country's economic outlook and potential policy changes.
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