Previous close | 8,044.81 |
Open | 8,044.81 |
Volume |
Day's range | 8,044.77 - 8,090.04 |
52-week range | 7,215.80 - 8,090.04 |
Avg. volume | 1,110,209,782 |
The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.4%, as of 0721 GMT. The benchmark was also on track for its sixth consecutive session of gains, what would be its first such winning streak since August 2023. Reckitt Benckiser jumped 4% after its quarterly like-for-like sales growth beat estimates and the consumer goods group said it was on track to meet full-year revenue and profit targets.
Lloyds profits slip as the bank is hit by rising competition in the mortgage market.
Investors continue to breathe life back into risky assets, paving the way for a positive market open in Asia on Wednesday as attention in the region turns to the latest interest rate decision and guidance from Indonesia. Trade figures from Thailand and New Zealand, service sector producer inflation data from Japan and consumer price inflation from Australia are the other main highlights from a packed calendar on Wednesday. Yen-buying intervention from Japanese authorities still hasn't materialized, and with the Bank of Japan opening its two-day policy meeting on Thursday, it may be that Tokyo stays out of the currency market at least until next week.