UK stocks make gains at lunchtime as investors bet on positive bank calls
With the US Federal Reserve set to begin a week dominated by three central bank decisions this evening, investors in London demonstrated confidence at midday on Wednesday.This was despite downbeat gross domestic product data in the UK.The FTSE 100 index was up 22.62 points, 0.3%, at 7,565.39. The FTSE 250 was up 38.22 points, 0.2%, at 18,700.34, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.91 points, 0.3%, at 7