U.K.'s benchmark index FTSE 100 is up firmly in positive territory Tuesday morning, lifted by strong gains in energy and mining stocks. Investors are also reacting to some corporate news, and digesting the latest batch of economic data.
The FTSE 100 was up 70.78 points or 0.71% at 10,075.35 nearly half an hour before noon.
Sainsbury (J), NEXT, Rentokil Initial and Babcock International are gaining 2.4 to 2.7%. Retailer NEXT jumped after upgrading its profit guidance, forecasting after-tax earnings of 738.8 pence per share, above market expectations, following a more than 10% surge in sales in December.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.