U.K. equities started lower on Friday, with losses in the Life Insurance, Gas Water & Multiutilities, Industrial Engineering, and rises in the Construction & Building Materials sectors.
At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index fell 0.81%. The FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index were also down. The FTSE 250 dropped 0.38%, while the FTSE 350 fell by 0.37%.
Top Gainers:
- Intertek (LON:ITRK): Increased 3.05% or 151.0 points to 5,105.0
- Mondi (LON:MNDI): Rose 0.95% or 15.00 to 1,590.00
- EasyJet (LON:EZJ): Climbed 0.28% or 1.29 points to 457.89
Top Losers:
- DS Smith (LON:SMDS): Dropped 3.29% or 12.40 points to 364.00
- Diploma (LON:DPLM): Fell 1.80% or 76.00 points to 4,150.00
- Barclays (LON:BARC): Declined 1.79% or 3.85 points to 211.15
In Commodities Trading:
- Gold Futures for June delivery increased 3.00 points to 2,340.20 a troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for July delivery decreased 0.12 points to 76.75 a barrel.
- July Brent Oil Contract fell 0.09% or 0.07 to 81.29 a barrel.
Currency Markets:
- GBP/USD remained unchanged at 1.27.
- EUR/GBP is stable at 0.85.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.95.
Main Economic Events:
Today’s main economic events in the United Kingdom include the retail sales numbers, which are expected to provide insights into the country’s economic outlook and potential policy changes.
