Stocks open higher on rate cut hopes while AB Foods shares soar on earnings beat
Investors in London continued to show confidence, as stocks at the open on Tuesday added to Monday's gains, boosted by the prospect of interest rate cuts.
The FTSE 100 index opened up 33.06 points, 0.4%, at 8,056.93. The FTSE 250 was up 54.48 points, 0.3%, at 19,653.87, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.14 points, 0.3%, at 751.32.
The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 804.24, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.2%...