London stocks were still firmer by midday on Tuesday, underpinned by strength in the mining sector, as investors sifted ...

Travis Perkins surged as it reported drop in first-half revenue and flat operating profits once property profits were stripped out, but with analysts pointing to early signs of a turnaround. Volution ...

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.2% at 10,879.38, while Brent crude was down 5.4% at $79.29 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was 5.7% lower at $75.79 after Bessent told CNBC 's Squawk Box that the US was ...