Investing.com – U.K. equities started with gains on Tuesday, with rises in nearly all sectors, the most notable ones being the Construction & Building Materials, Travel & Leisure, Personal Goods, Tobacco and Aerospace & Defense.
At the market open in London, the climbed 0.49%. The and the also rose. The FTSE 250 increased 1.11%, while the FTSE 350 was up by 0.67%.
Top Gainers:
- Melrose Industries (LON:): Rose 3.23% or 14.60 points to 466.50
- Intermediate Capital (LON:): Increased 1.93% or 37.00 points to 1,959.00
- Scottish Mortgage (LON:): Climbed 2.02% or 15.54 points to 783.54
Top Losers:
- Rightmove (LON:): Dropped 6.50% or 35.60 points to 512.40
- HALEON (LON:): Fell 1.57% or 5.80 points to 363.40
- AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:): Declined 0.56% or 70.0 points to 12,388.0
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:
- for December delivery climbed 1.45 points to 2,445.85 a troy ounce.
- for September delivery iincreased 0.56 points to 73.50 a barrel.
- October Contract rose 0.52% or 0.40 points to 76.70 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- continues its journey inside 1.27 territory at 1.2755 after starting yesterday below the 1.28 line.
- has stabilised itself over 0.85 at 0,8577.
- The Futures was up 0.27% at 102.757.
Main Economic Events:
Today’s main economic event in the United Kingdom is the data.
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