Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Monday, with rises in Life Insurance, Personal Goods, Tobacco and Beverages sectors, and falls in Mining, Industrial Metals & Mining, General Industrials and Industrial Engineering sectors.
At the market open in London, the fell 0.04%. The and the also decreased. The FTSE 250 declined 0.17%, while the FTSE 350 dropped by 0.06%.
Top Gainers:
- JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:): Rose 2.22% or 2.80 points to 128.97
- NatWest (LON:) Group: Climbed 1.46% or 4.60 points to 319.40
- Burberry Group (LON:): Increased 1.88% or 18.5 points to 1,003.5
Top Losers:
- Flutter (LON:) Entertainment: Dropped 2.99% or 450.0 points to 14,615.0
- Antofagasta (LON:): Declined 1.02% or 21.00 points to 2,037.00
- Smurfit Kappa (LON:): Fell 1.53% or 56.0 points to 3,602.0
In Commodities Trading:
- for August delivery rose 5.60 points to 2,336.80 a troy ounce.
- for August delivery fell 0.09 points to 80.64 a barrel.
- September Contract calm with 0.02% or 0.02 decrease to 84.31 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- is currently at 1.26.
- is stable at 0.84.
- The Futures was down 0.07% at 105.374
Main Economic Events:
Today’s main economic event in the United Kingdom is . Throughout the week, we will have and BoE’s on Thursday, while the and numbers are coming on Friday, which are expected to provide insights into the country’s economic outlook and potential policy changes.
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