FTSE Rises Ahead of BoE Decision
London stocks opened higher on Monday, with the FTSE 100 climbing 0.2% to 9,738.46, as investors await a key Bank of England decision and a wave of earnings later in the week.
The FTSE 250 edged up 0.1% to 22,187.34, and the AIM All-Share rose 0.2% to 773.79, with notable movements including BP rising, Vodafone dropping, and Ceres Power rallying.
Attention is focused on Thursday's interest rate call at the Bank of England, with
softer inflation data making the decision more finely balanced, and some analysts warning that a quarter-point rate cut cannot be ruled out.
In New York, Wall Street finished modestly higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.1%, the S&P 500 up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.6%.
Author's summary: FTSE rises ahead of BoE decision.
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